Mesquite, TX is located in Dallas County and is a diverse and growing city. Politically, Mesquite is a heavily Democratic-leaning city with the latest elections showing that the majority of registered voters are Democrats. The current mayor is Bruce Archer, a lifelong resident of Mesquite who has been re-elected for several consecutive terms. Mayor Archer is dedicated to continuing the growth of Mesquite while preserving its history and charm. He believes in promoting development that will create jobs, improve infrastructure, provide better educational opportunities, enhance public safety, and boost the quality of life for all residents. There are also several other local political representatives who serve on various boards throughout the city such as the school board or city council. These elected officials focus on issues like making sure taxes are fair and equitable, increasing economic development opportunities, and improving public safety measures in the area. By working together with members of both parties to find compromise solutions to problems facing Mesquite residents, these leaders hope to create a better community for everyone living here.
The political climate in Mesquite, TX is moderately liberal.
Dallas County, TX is strongly liberal. In Dallas County, TX 64.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dallas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.9% to 33.3%.
Dallas county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mesquite, TX is moderately liberal.
Dallas County, Texas is strongly liberal.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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.
Mesquite, Texas: r 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 Mesquite, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,033 contributions totaling $382,318 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,134 contributions totaling $462,482 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)