Heidelberg, TX is a small town located in Montgomery County. The local politics in Heidelberg are handled by the city council and mayor. The city council is made up of five members who are elected at-large for three year terms. The mayor is also elected for a three year term and works to oversee the operations of the city government. Elections in Heidelberg occur every May and serve as an important way for residents to voice their concerns, share their ideas, and elect officials that represent their values. Issues concerning the community such as infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and taxes are discussed at regular meetings held throughout the year. Through these dialogues, citizens have direct access to the decision making process and can make sure that they get heard on issues that matter to them most.
The political climate in Heidelberg, TX is moderately 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
Heidelberg, TX is moderately 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.
Heidelberg, 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 Heidelberg, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $8,190 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $13,251 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)