Port Lavaca is the county seat of Calhoun County, Texas, and a vibrant coastal city. With a population of approximately 12,000 people, Port Lavaca is an important political hub in the region. The town is served by a mayor-council form of government with five members elected to two-year terms on the council. Different candidates have come forward over the years to serve their community and work together to create a better future for everyone in Port Lavaca. Education and economic growth are some of the main platforms that local candidates focus on when running for office. Local voters have the opportunity to make their voices heard every two years during municipal elections.
The political climate in Port Lavaca, TX is moderately conservative.
Calhoun County, TX is very conservative. In Calhoun County, TX 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 27.3%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Lavaca, TX is moderately conservative.
Calhoun County, Texas is very conservative.
Port Lavaca Metro Area is very 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.
Port Lavaca, 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 Port Lavaca, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 359 contributions totaling $16,136 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 217 contributions totaling $183,228 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $844 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)