Bayside, TX is a small town south of Houston with an estimated population of around 5,000 people. The political landscape in Bayside is centered around the city’s local government and county representatives. In recent years, the town has seen increased participation from its citizens in elections for local offices such as mayor and city council members. Residents can get involved by attending public meetings, participating in candidate forums, and voting on election day. With the help of these dedicated citizens, Bayside is able to find candidates who are committed to building a better future for the city. This gives residents more control over their community as they work together to create a prosperous and thriving place to live.
The political climate in Bayside, TX is moderately conservative.
Refugio County, TX is very conservative. In Refugio County, TX 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Refugio county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 32.9%.
Refugio county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bayside, TX is moderately conservative.
Refugio County, Texas is very conservative.
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.
Bayside, Texas: R R R R R R
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 Bayside, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)