El Chaparral, TX is a small Texas town located in the southern part of the state. Although its population is relatively small, the community plays an important role in the political landscape of the state. El Chaparral residents participate in democratic and republican primaries, as well as local elections that shape their community. Local politicians are active members of the community and are involved in many issues such as public safety, economic development, education, and environmental protection. Political candidates from both national parties compete for voters’ support during every election cycle to ensure that their message is heard. El Chaparral citizens have a strong sense of civic engagement and take pride in their voting record. They are always eager to make sure that their voice is heard on every issue on ballots each election cycle and take great care to do their research before making any decisions.
The political climate in El Chaparral, TX is somewhat liberal.
Starr County, TX is leaning liberal. In Starr County, TX 52.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Starr county remained Democratic, 52.1% to 47.1%.
Starr county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
El Chaparral, TX is somewhat liberal.
Starr County, Texas is leaning liberal.
Rio Grande City-Roma Metro Area is leaning 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 Chaparral, 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 Chaparral, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 204 contributions totaling $59,900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $37,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $527 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)