Driscoll, TX is a small town located in the southwestern corner of the state. It is a fairly quiet place which prides itself on its strong sense of community and pride in its local organizations and businesses. The town is also home to a number of political figures from small-town mayors to state representatives. Its mayor, Lance Jones, has been in office for more than a decade and has made great strides in improving the quality of life for Driscoll’s citizens. Additionally, many other local politicians have served the town faithfully throughout its history, including Representative Paul Smith who was elected to serve his third term in 2016. As Driscoll continues to grow and develop, it will remain an important part of Texas politics thanks to its passionate residents and dedicated political representatives.
The political climate in Driscoll, TX is leaning liberal.
Nueces County, TX is leaning conservative. In Nueces County, TX 47.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nueces county remained Republican, 50.8% to 47.9%.
Nueces county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Driscoll, TX is leaning liberal.
Nueces County, Texas is leaning conservative.
Corpus Christi Metro Area 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.
Driscoll, 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 Driscoll, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 370 contributions totaling $19,159 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 167 contributions totaling $44,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)