Port Neches, TX is a small city located in the Southeast of Texas with a population of around 13,000 people. It is known to be a very close-knit community and their citizens take great pride in their hometown. The city holds local elections every two years for the mayor and council members, all of whom are elected by the residents. All of these officials work together to create policies that promote growth and development within the town while valuing its citizens and upholding its values. The city also works to ensure that public services are provided to its residents in order to keep their quality of life high. Port Neches has worked hard over the years to build a strong political system that is committed to serving its citizens and upholding justice and fairness in all areas.
The political climate in Port Neches, TX is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, TX is leaning conservative. In Jefferson County, TX 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained narrowly Republican, 50.2% to 48.6%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Neches, TX is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, Texas is leaning conservative.
Beaumont-Port Arthur Metro Area is strongly 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 Neches, Texas: d d d d 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 Neches, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 640 contributions totaling $142,097 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 720 contributions totaling $87,842 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)