Marfa, TX is a small town located in West Texas with a population of approximately 2,000 people. It is known for its eclectic mix of culture and art, making it popular among tourists. In the political realm, Marfa has a city council comprised of five members that are elected by residents to serve two-year terms. The mayor acts as the presiding officer at council meetings and oversees the management of city government departments. Marfa also has representation throughout Presidio County in the 36th District of the Texas House of Representatives and State Senate. Their representatives focus on issues such as education reform, economic development, public safety, environmental protection, and transportation infrastructure. Overall, Marfa has an active local government that works to bring positive change to the community while preserving its distinct character and unique cultural identity.
The political climate in Marfa, TX is moderately liberal.
Presidio County, TX is very liberal. In Presidio County, TX 66.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Presidio county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.0% to 32.5%.
Presidio county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marfa, TX is moderately liberal.
Presidio County, Texas is very 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.
Marfa, 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 Marfa, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 283 contributions totaling $26,601 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $8,697 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)