San Juan, TX is a small city located in south Texas. It is governed by a mayor-council system, with the mayor and five council members elected at large every two years by the citizens of San Juan. The current mayor is Emilio Vela, who was first elected in 2004. Mayor Vela and the city council are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the town and making decisions that will affect its future development. The city has been successful in improving infrastructure, increasing job opportunities, and creating a more vibrant economy. In addition to this, Mayor Vela has worked hard to bring local businesses into San Juan to help grow the economy while still preserving its small-town charm. He has also worked closely with community organizations to ensure they have access to resources they need to thrive. For all these reasons, San Juan remains an attractive option for those looking for a place to call home in Texas.
The political climate in San Juan, 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
San Juan, 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.
San Juan, 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 San Juan, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 632 contributions totaling $55,202 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $35,710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)