LaCoste, TX is a small, rural town in Texas. Politics here are often centered around the local issues that directly affect the citizens of LaCoste. From infrastructure improvements to access to basic services and resources, the people of LaCoste have elected mayors and city council members who strive to make these changes happen. Most of the political conversations in LaCoste revolve around how best to improve life for its citizens, and how to bring more economic stability to the community. There are no major political candidates in LaCoste as it is too small for them to be recognized on a state or national level. However, people from all walks of life take part in local politics, engaging in passionate debates about what's best for their community. They also keep an eye on regional and national politics so they know what their elected representatives are doing on their behalf. In this way, they stay informed and can take action when needed.
The political climate in LaCoste, TX is strongly 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
LaCoste, TX is strongly 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.
LaCoste, 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 LaCoste, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $977 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)