Socorro, TX is a small city located on the outskirts of El Paso and has a rich history in politics. Although the city does not have an exact population count, its estimated population is around 24,000 people. The city's political landscape is largely made up of Democrats, with Democrat candidates generally favored in local elections. The most recent election for mayor of Socorro was held in 2019 and was won by incumbent Democratic Mayor Alonzo Gomez. In addition to the mayor’s office, there are several City Council members who serve as the legislative body for Socorro, all of whom are Democrats. With the current state of politics in Texas leaning towards Republican dominance, Socorro remains a Democratic stronghold that provides an important voice in Texan politics.
The political climate in Socorro, TX is strongly liberal.
El Paso County, TX is very liberal. In El Paso County, TX 66.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, El Paso county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.7% to 31.6%.
El Paso county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Socorro, TX is strongly liberal.
El Paso County, Texas is very liberal.
El Paso Metro Area is very 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.
Socorro, 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 Socorro, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 531 contributions totaling $62,670 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $92,180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $473 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)