Shiner, TX is a small town located in Lavaca County, Texas. Although the population in the town is relatively small, it still plays an important role in local politics. Every year, the citizens of Shiner have the opportunity to vote for local politicians who are responsible for making decisions that affect their day-to-day lives. These politicians include mayors, city council representatives, and county commissioners. They all work together to make sure that the town is running efficiently and safely. Many different political issues arise throughout Shiner, including budgeting decisions, infrastructure projects, and economic development initiatives. Residents of Shiner are encouraged to get involved in politics by attending town hall meetings and voting during elections. By doing so they can be sure that their voices are heard and that their opinions matter when it comes to shaping the future of Shiner.
The political climate in Shiner, TX is strongly conservative.
Lavaca County, TX is very conservative. In Lavaca County, TX 13.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lavaca county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 13.1%.
Lavaca county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shiner, TX is strongly conservative.
Lavaca County, Texas 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.
Shiner, 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 Shiner, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 163 contributions totaling $12,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $15,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)