Poteet, TX is a small town located in Atascosa County with a population of around 2,600 people. The city is served by an elected mayor and six council members who are responsible for the local government. The Mayor and Council together make decisions regarding the City's budget, infrastructure development, zoning regulations, and other important matters that affect residents' lives. The Mayor serves a two-year term and representatives serve staggered four-year terms. Residents of Poteet have the opportunity to vote in municipal elections to elect their desired candidates who will represent their interests within the community. As such, it is important for citizens to stay informed on any political issues in their area and consider voting when the time comes.
The political climate in Poteet, TX is somewhat conservative.
Atascosa County, TX is very conservative. In Atascosa County, TX 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Atascosa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.4% to 32.4%.
Atascosa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Poteet, TX is somewhat conservative.
Atascosa County, Texas is very conservative.
San Antonio-New Braunfels Metro Area is leaning 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.
Poteet, 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 Poteet, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 217 contributions totaling $7,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $4,277 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)