The politics of Palmview, TX is quite interesting. This small town is home to a diverse population with a variety of backgrounds and opinions. Despite the size of the town, it has a strong local political scene. Many issues such as public transportation, education, and economic development have been addressed in recent years by local politicians. The city council has worked hard to ensure that all citizens are represented in decision-making processes. Local politicians have also been active in pushing for better infrastructure, more business opportunities, and improved services for residents. Despite these efforts, there is still much work to be done to improve the lives of all Palmview citizens.
The political climate in Palmview, TX is moderately liberal.
Hidalgo County, TX is moderately liberal. In Hidalgo County, TX 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hidalgo county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 41.0%.
Hidalgo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palmview, TX is moderately liberal.
Hidalgo County, Texas is moderately liberal.
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Metro Area is moderately 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.
Palmview, 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 Palmview, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,896 contributions totaling $667,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $352 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 938 contributions totaling $381,210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)