Laughlin AFB in Texas is a United States Air Force Base located in Val Verde County, Texas. It is the most populous USAF base in the world with more than 20,000 active duty personnel living and working onsite. The base has a varied political makeup, with members of both major parties represented in local and state government. There are several influential political figures that represent Laughlin AFB and its surrounding communities. These individuals are dedicated to advocating for their constituents and ensuring that their interests are taken into account on all levels of governance. They work closely with community leaders to promote policies that will benefit the area as a whole and work diligently to ensure a brighter future for everyone living in or near Laughlin AFB.
The political climate in Laughlin AFB, TX is leaning liberal.
Val Verde County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Val Verde County, TX 44.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Val Verde county flipped moderately Republican, 54.2% to 44.3%.
Val Verde county flipped Republican in the most recent Presidential election, after 2008, 2012 and 2016 went Democractic.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laughlin AFB, TX is leaning liberal.
Val Verde County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Del Rio 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.
Laughlin AFB, Texas: R R 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 Laughlin AFB, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 563 contributions totaling $63,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 285 contributions totaling $76,359 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)