Falcon Mesa, TX is a small town located in western Texas. It has a long history of local politics, with several well-known politicians having served the area over the years. Currently, the town is led by Mayor George Smith and members of the City Council, all of whom are dedicated to improving the quality of life for Falcon Mesa's citizens. Through their efforts, they have been able to keep taxes low and advocate for better services for those living in the city. Recently, Mayor Smith worked to pass legislation that improved road safety and increased public safety measures in parks and playgrounds throughout the city. Along with these improvements, Mayor Smith also works closely with representatives from the county government to ensure that Falcon Mesa residents receive fair representation in state and federal matters.
The political climate in Falcon Mesa, TX is leaning conservative.
Zapata County, TX is leaning conservative. In Zapata County, TX 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Zapata county flipped moderately Republican, 52.5% to 47.1%.
Zapata county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Falcon Mesa, TX is leaning conservative.
Zapata County, Texas is leaning conservative.
Zapata Metro Area is leaning 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.
Falcon Mesa, 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 Falcon Mesa, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $4,301 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $3,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)