Devine, TX is a small city located in South Texas that is known for its rich history and vibrant culture. The city has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected to a two-year term and the council members elected to four-year terms. The current mayor is Rachel Arredondo and the current city council members are Joy Wilson, Christina Salazar, Domingo Torres, Michael Lopez, and J.J. Gonzalez. Each year the citizens of Devine gather together to elect new leaders who will serve their community with integrity and passion. These local political candidates strive to create an environment in which all citizens can thrive. They are responsible for developing policies related to education, infrastructure development, public safety initiatives, economic growth, environmental protection measures, and other important tasks that help ensure Devine remains a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Devine, TX is moderately 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
Devine, TX is moderately 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.
Devine, 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 Devine, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $779 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $5,656 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)