La Presa, TX is a small town located in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. It has a long history of political involvement and is home to several local candidates running for office. The citizens of La Presa are passionate about their politics and take pride in their community, ensuring that their voices are heard at all levels of government. They strive to make sure that their concerns and issues are addressed and taken into consideration by those who represent them in local, state, and federal offices. Local candidates running for office often visit the residents of La Presa to discuss their views on topics such as taxes, public health, education, economic development, immigration, and more. Through attending these meetings or viewing candidate forums online, citizens can become informed about the platforms and policies each candidate is proposing which will ultimately help shape their decision when it comes time to cast votes for local elections.
The political climate in La Presa, TX is moderately liberal.
Webb County, TX is moderately liberal. In Webb County, TX 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webb county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 37.8%.
Webb county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
La Presa, TX is moderately liberal.
Webb County, Texas is moderately liberal.
Laredo 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.
La Presa, 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 La Presa, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $3,539 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $34,529 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,933 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)