The city of Los Fresnos, TX has a population of 7,109 people, and is part of Cameron County. It operates under the mayor-council form of government and has a mayor, five council members, and a city manager. The current mayor is Joe E. Hernandez who was elected in the November 2017 election and his term will run until 2021. The City Council consists of five members who are elected at-large for three year terms with two seats up for reelection each year. The City Manager is responsible for the day to day operations of the city as well as implementing the policies set forth by the Mayor and Council Members. As one of the fastest growing cities in Cameron County, Los Fresnos continues to focus on developing its infrastructure while preserving its rich history and culture. With a friendly, small town atmosphere, Los Fresnos provides an ideal environment for families looking to establish roots in this vibrant community.
The political climate in Zip 78566 (Los Fresnos, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Cameron County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Cameron County, TX 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cameron county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 42.9%.
Cameron county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78566 (Los Fresnos, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Los Fresnos, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Cameron County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Los Fresnos, Texas: d r 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 78566 (Los Fresnos)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $7,783 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $13,574 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)