El Cenizo, TX is a small border town located in Webb County with a rich history and vibrant culture. The politics of this town are deeply rooted in the community’s commitment to civic engagement and social justice. El Cenizo has long been a leader in social movements, notably becoming the first municipality in Texas to recognize Spanish as an official language. In recent years, El Cenizo has continued to be at the forefront of progressive politics through initiatives such as their “Know Your Rights” campaign focused on educating residents about their constitutional rights and actively engaging with federal immigration policy. Furthermore, local political candidates have been pushing for greater representation on councils and boards, as well as increased access to basic resources such as affordable housing and healthcare throughout the city. All of these efforts continue to make El Cenizo a place where its citizens are empowered to create meaningful change for current and future generations.
The political climate in El Cenizo, TX is strongly liberal.
Webb County, TX is moderately liberal. In Webb County, TX 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webb county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 37.8%.
Webb county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
El Cenizo, TX is strongly liberal.
Webb County, Texas is moderately liberal.
Laredo Metro Area is moderately 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 Cenizo, 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 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 El Cenizo, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $3,539 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $34,529 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,933 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)