Odem, TX is a small city located in San Patricio County. It has a thriving business community and some of the best schools in the area. Although it is not considered to be a major political hub, there are still local politicians who represent the city at the state level. Some of these candidates include Congressman Filemon Vela, Jr., State Representative Jodey Arrington, and State Senator Brandon Creighton. Each candidate works to ensure that Odem’s needs are heard at the state level and that their constituents’ concerns are taken into consideration when making important decisions. The local government strives to improve its services and work with businesses and residents to create an environment suited for growth and development. With such strong representation in the state government, Odem can be sure that their interests will always be represented in Austin.
The political climate in Odem, TX is somewhat conservative.
San Patricio County, TX is strongly conservative. In San Patricio County, TX 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Patricio county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 34.7%.
San Patricio county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Odem, TX is somewhat conservative.
San Patricio County, Texas is strongly conservative.
Corpus Christi Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Odem, 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 Odem, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $6,878 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $4,728 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)