The city of Port Isabel, TX is home to a diverse population of people who come from various backgrounds and cultures. While the population fluctuates, it currently hovers around 5,000 people. The community takes pride in their local politics and encourages its citizens to remain active and informed about what is going on in the city. There are several different initiatives implemented by local political candidates which aim to improve the quality of life for all residents in Port Isabel. These measures include promoting economic development, investing in public infrastructure and public safety, and improving educational opportunities. As a result, Port Isabel has become a thriving city that offers numerous amenities to its citizens.
The political climate in Port Isabel, 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
Port Isabel, 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.
Port Isabel, 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 Port Isabel, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 712 contributions totaling $119,412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 386 contributions totaling $87,857 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)