Refugio, TX is a small city located in South Texas. It holds a population of around 2,800 people and encompasses an area of 1.8 square miles. Refugio’s local political system is based on the same principles and beliefs as the state government. It has three branches: the executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch. Each one plays an important role in the city's decision-making process. Additionally, Refugio follows the municipal election cycle which means that all positions are voted on every two years by citizens of Refugio. The political candidates in Refugio strive to provide a better quality of life for its residents while still promoting economic growth and development within the city limits.
The political climate in Refugio, TX is somewhat conservative.
Refugio County, TX is very conservative. In Refugio County, TX 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Refugio county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 32.9%.
Refugio county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Refugio, TX is somewhat conservative.
Refugio County, Texas is very 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.
Refugio, 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 Refugio, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $17,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)