Chula Vista (Cameron Cnty), TX is a small city located near the border of Mexico in southern Texas. It is home to a diverse population with many different cultural backgrounds and political beliefs. Local politics in Chula Vista focus on issues of economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. Every two years, local voters come out to cast their ballots for candidates running for positions such as mayor, city council members, and school board trustees. This election cycle has been especially competitive with several well-known local figures jockeying for a chance to represent citizens in the upcoming political process. As the election nears closer, discussions about the important issues facing the community will continue to be held among members of all political backgrounds. With new ideas being presented from both sides of the aisle, Chula Vista is sure to have an exciting election season ahead.
The political climate in Chula Vista (Cameron County), 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
Chula Vista (Cameron County), 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.
Chula Vista (Cameron County), 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 Chula Vista (Cameron County), TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $7,783 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $13,574 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)