Uvalde, Texas is located in the Hill Country of southcentral Texas and is a small city with a population of around 16,000 people. Uvalde's politics are mainly characterized by the strong presence of local activism and community involvement. The town has an active City Council, and citizens are encouraged to get involved in local government decisions. There are numerous civic organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Lions Club, and others that provide support to the local businesses and help drive economic development for the area. In addition, there are several political organizations that help foster dialogue between state and national candidates seeking election in Uvalde. All these efforts to ensure that Uvalde's residents have access to their elected representatives and can make their voices heard on important issues facing their community.
The political climate in Uvalde, TX is leaning conservative.
Uvalde County, TX is moderately conservative. In Uvalde County, TX 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Uvalde county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.7% to 39.4%.
Uvalde county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Uvalde, TX is leaning conservative.
Uvalde County, Texas is moderately conservative.
Uvalde Metro Area is moderately 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.
Uvalde, 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 Uvalde, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 312 contributions totaling $41,118 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 250 contributions totaling $112,003 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $448 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)