Penitas, TX is a small town located in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. It has a rich history and culture that make it an important part of the region. The politics in Penitas are dominated by local elections, as citizens come out to vote for their preferred candidate or party each election cycle. At the local level, candidates from both major parties have the opportunity to represent their community and bring about needed change. Much of what goes on in Penitas is informed by its unique position between two big cities, with many people commuting from one to another for work. This creates a unique political landscape where both federal and state issues are taken into consideration when making decisions at the local level. Ultimately, it’s up to the citizens of Penitas to decide who will lead them in the years ahead – and come together around shared goals for their town’s future.
The political climate in Penitas, 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
Penitas, 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.
Penitas, 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 Penitas, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 750 contributions totaling $317,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $424 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 428 contributions totaling $174,363 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $407 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)