Castroville, TX is a small city located in the Texas Hill Country. It has a history of over 165 years in its rich cultural and social life and is known for its beautiful scenery, friendly people, and quaint atmosphere. In terms of politics, Castroville operates within the framework of the Medina County government. There are elected county commissioners that represent different districts throughout the county as well as a county judge who serves as a presiding officer. The city also elects representatives to serve on various boards such as school boards, planning and zoning commissions, and libraries. Additionally, citizens can participate in local elections when local political candidates run for office. Local elections provide citizens with an opportunity to have their voices heard and make an impact on important decisions that affect their community.
The political climate in Castroville, TX is strongly conservative.
Medina County, TX is very conservative. In Medina County, TX 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Medina county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.9%.
Medina county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Castroville, TX is strongly conservative.
Medina County, Texas is very conservative.
San Antonio-New Braunfels Metro Area is leaning 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.
Castroville, 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 Castroville, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 169 contributions totaling $5,373 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $18,949 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)