Port Mansfield, TX is a small town in Willacy County, located along the Gulf Coast. It has a charming atmosphere with a close-knit community and plenty of recreational activities to keep residents entertained. Despite its small size, Port Mansfield is an active participant in local politics. Elections are held regularly for mayor and city council members. Currently, Mayor Jack Daniels and Councilor Kevin Browning are serving as the town’s local political leaders. Both candidates have been praised for their dedication to improving the quality of life for all citizens by creating jobs, reducing taxes, and supporting ongoing public works projects that aim to keep Port Mansfield a safe and enjoyable place to live.
The political climate in Port Mansfield, TX is somewhat liberal.
Willacy County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Willacy County, TX 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Willacy county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 44.0%.
Willacy county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Mansfield, TX is somewhat liberal.
Willacy County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Raymondville 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 Mansfield, 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 Port Mansfield, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,495 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,284 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)