Edinburg, Texas is a small town located in the Rio Grande Valley. The city has a population of about 87,000 people and is known for its diverse culture and friendly people. It is home to many businesses, schools, churches and other organizations that make up the vibrant local community. The politics in Edinburg are focused on promoting a positive environment while preserving the town’s unique character. There are currently two local political candidates in Edinburg: Mayor Richard Molina and Councilor David White. Both candidates have made it a priority to ensure that the citizens of Edinburg are heard and their concerns are addressed through responsible policy-making. They have also worked to bring more economic opportunity to the area through job growth initiatives and small business support programs. The residents of Edinburg can be confident that their voices will be heard in the upcoming election if they choose either candidate as their next mayor or councilor.
The political climate in Edinburg, TX is somewhat 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
Edinburg, TX is somewhat 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.
Edinburg, 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 Edinburg, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,640 contributions totaling $1,358,784 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,221 contributions totaling $559,512 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $458 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)