The El Paso, TX Metro Area has a history of strong political engagement that extends back to the founding of the city. Politically, El Paso is considered a bellwether city and typically votes Democratic in Presidential elections. Locally, there are a variety of local government bodies who oversee the many cities and towns throughout the El Paso Metro Area. These include a variety of elected officials such as mayors and school board members who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of their constituents. Additionally, El Paso also elects representatives to serve on the Texas State Legislature and Congress. All of these officials work together to ensure that the citizens of the Metro Area have access to quality services and amenities that meet their needs. As such, citizens are encouraged to participate in local politics by attending public meetings, voting in elections, and voicing their opinions on important issues. By staying involved politically, residents can ensure that they have a say in their community’s future.
The political climate in El Paso Metro Area is very liberal.
In El Paso Metro Area 66.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the El Paso metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.5% to 31.8%.
The El Paso metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
El Paso Metro Area is very 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.
El Paso, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in El Paso Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20,389 contributions totaling $3,936,042 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,734 contributions totaling $7,558,926 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)