Progreso Lakes, TX is an area with a strong sense of community and local politics. While the population size of this small town is not widely known, it has a diverse representation in its local government. In Progreso Lakes, there are two representatives from each precinct who serve on the city council and make decisions that shape the town. The city council meets to discuss issues ranging from zoning and public safety to economic development and infrastructure improvements. Additionally, there are several other elected officials such as the mayor, county commissioner, superintendent of schools, and justices of the peace all working together to ensure that Progreso Lakes is a safe and prosperous place for all its citizens.
The political climate in Progreso Lakes, TX is somewhat liberal.
Hidalgo County, TX is moderately liberal. In Hidalgo County, TX 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hidalgo county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 41.0%.
Hidalgo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Progreso Lakes, TX is somewhat liberal.
Hidalgo County, Texas is moderately liberal.
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Metro Area is moderately 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.
Progreso Lakes, 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 Progreso Lakes, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 795 contributions totaling $125,717 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 328 contributions totaling $77,184 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)