Cotulla, TX is a small city located in La Salle County in the southern part of the state. It has a rich history as an oil and gas hub, and has recently been experiencing a growth in population due to its proximity to larger cities like San Antonio and Austin. Politics in Cotulla is largely dominated by conservative ideals, with local candidates often having to align their platforms closely with those of the Republican Party. However, there is also some degree of bipartisanship among politicians here, with many agreeing on issues which would benefit Cotulla's citizens regardless of party affiliation. The town has an active political climate with several public meetings held on various issues throughout the year, allowing residents to have their voices heard on important matters.
The political climate in Cotulla, TX is leaning liberal.
La Salle County, TX is somewhat conservative. In La Salle County, TX 43.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, La Salle county flipped strongly Republican, 55.5% to 43.7%.
La Salle county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cotulla, TX is leaning liberal.
La Salle County, Texas is somewhat 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.
Cotulla, Texas: D D D D D 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 Cotulla, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $1,907 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $8,181 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)