The small town of Laureles, TX is a close-knit community that values its local politics. Residents take great pride in their local government and the decisions made by their elected officials. The city council is made up of elected representatives who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens of Laureles. They focus on the fiscal budget, public safety, infrastructure development, and other important tasks associated with the welfare of residents. Additionally, Laureles hosts numerous citywide events where citizens can engage with their political leaders to learn more about their positions on various issues and get an understanding of how they plan to move forward with current initiatives. Overall, Laureles is a great example of how democracy works when people get involved!
The political climate in Laureles, TX is somewhat liberal.
Cameron County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Cameron County, TX 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cameron county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 42.9%.
Cameron county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laureles, TX is somewhat liberal.
Cameron County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Laureles, Texas: d r 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 Laureles, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 587 contributions totaling $45,335 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $41,904 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)