Cienegas Terrace, TX is a small town located in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. It has a rich history and culture, with deep roots in Mexican-American heritage. The politics of Cienegas Terrace are traditionally non-partisan – most residents feel passionate about their local issues but keep the focus on individual candidates rather than political parties. Local elections often have wide levels of voter participation as residents take part in choosing who will represent them at the city and county level. Issues such as infrastructure, education, and economic development are all important topics that local officials debate and act upon to benefit the citizens of Cienegas Terrace. Community members often attend city or county council meetings to learn more about local politics or voice their opinions on current issues. For many locals, participating in the political process is an important part of living in this community.
The political climate in Cienegas Terrace, TX is leaning conservative.
Val Verde County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Val Verde County, TX 44.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Val Verde county flipped moderately Republican, 54.2% to 44.3%.
Val Verde county flipped Republican in the most recent Presidential election, after 2008, 2012 and 2016 went Democractic.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cienegas Terrace, TX is leaning conservative.
Val Verde County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Del Rio Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Cienegas Terrace, Texas: R R d d d 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 Cienegas Terrace, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 563 contributions totaling $63,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 285 contributions totaling $76,359 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)