Monte Alto, TX is a small city located in the south of Texas. It is known for its idyllic setting and vibrant culture. Politically, Monte Alto has two major parties that dominate local politics. The Democratic Party has traditionally been the dominant one in the area since its founding, while the Republican Party has gained some ground in recent years. Both parties have their local representatives and candidates running for office each election cycle. While they often disagree on many issues, both parties are committed to making Monte Alto a great place to call home. All residents can be confident that their voices are heard and respected when it comes to decisions that impact the city's future.
The political climate in Monte Alto, 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
Monte Alto, 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.
Monte Alto, 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 Monte Alto, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $5,465 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $3,417 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)