La Vernia, TX is a small town in Wilson County with a population of approximately 1,200. In the city, local political candidates are often elected by the residents to represent them in government. These representatives work to ensure that La Vernia is able to provide its citizens with access to essential services like healthcare and education as well as other needed resources. The representatives also strive to make sure that the people of La Vernia have the opportunity to voice their opinions on important issues affecting their lives. Local elections are held every two years and citizens have the chance to cast their ballots and decide who will represent them. The current mayor of La Vernia is Sarah Lopez, who was elected in 2018. Her administration has focused on improving infrastructure and creating more jobs for locals. It has also sought to cultivate a sense of pride among La Vernians through initiatives such as beautifying public spaces and honoring veterans. Local politics in La Vernia are an important part of life for many citizens who rely on their elected officials for making decisions that affect their everyday lives.
The political climate in La Vernia, TX is strongly conservative.
Wilson County, TX is very conservative. In Wilson County, TX 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 25.4%.
Wilson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
La Vernia, TX is strongly conservative.
Wilson County, Texas is very conservative.
San Antonio-New Braunfels 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.
La Vernia, 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 La Vernia, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 223 contributions totaling $13,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $39,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $322 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)