The politics in San Benito, TX are focused on maintaining the small-town atmosphere and hometown values that make living in the area so desirable. The local government is committed to providing top-notch services to its citizens while staying fiscally responsible. San Benito has a mayor who is elected by the people and serves as the chief executive for the city. The mayor works with a five-member city commission which includes representatives from each district in town. These commissioners are elected by their constituents to provide guidance and support to the mayor on issues that affect their community. Local elections are held every two years around November or December, giving citizens a chance to voice their opinions and elect candidates of their choosing. Citizens can stay informed about upcoming elections and get involved in their local politics through various channels such as attending meetings, volunteering for campaigns, or simply voting when it comes time.
The political climate in San Benito, TX is somewhat liberal.
Cameron County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Cameron County, TX 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cameron county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 42.9%.
Cameron county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
San Benito, TX is somewhat liberal.
Cameron County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area is somewhat 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.
San Benito, Texas: d r 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 San Benito, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,152 contributions totaling $219,828 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 684 contributions totaling $242,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $354 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)