Mission, TX is a small city located in South Texas that has seen a recent growth in population as people move to the area for its warm climate and welcoming community. The local politics of Mission, TX are heavily influenced by the values and beliefs of the local citizens. Every two years, residents of Mission, TX have the opportunity to vote in local elections for city council members and other elected officials who oversee issues like infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. Local candidates campaign on their commitment to these issues and strive to represent the needs of their constituents. Currently, Mission is being led by Mayor Armando O’Caña and City Council Members Luis Saldaña, Leticia Lopez, Jessica Montalvo-Browning, Javier Villalobos Jr., Noe Bernal III, Ruben Plata Jr., Lenny Sanchez Jr., Nora Longoria, Petra Estrada-Reyes and Martha Peña Houtz. Local residents can stay informed about upcoming elections by contacting their local county government or attending council meetings each month which are open to the public.
The political climate in Mission, TX is somewhat liberal.
Hidalgo County, TX is moderately liberal. In Hidalgo County, TX 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hidalgo county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 41.0%.
Hidalgo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mission, TX is somewhat liberal.
Hidalgo County, Texas is moderately liberal.
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Texas is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Mission, Texas: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Mission, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,171 contributions totaling $1,055,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,491 contributions totaling $660,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $443 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)