Zapata is a small town located in South Texas along the Rio Grande. As of 2018, the population was estimated to be 5,089 people. Although the town is small, politics still have a large impact on its citizens. The government of Zapata is made up of seven council members and an elected mayor who preside over the city. All members of this governing body are expected to protect and serve their constituents and work together to create policies that benefit the community as a whole. In addition to these local politicians, Zapata also has representatives in the state legislature and Congress who advocate for the needs of citizens at larger levels of government. Local elections in Zapata are contested often, giving residents plenty of choices when it comes to deciding who will represent their interests in the years ahead.
The political climate in Zapata, TX is leaning liberal.
Zapata County, TX is leaning conservative. In Zapata County, TX 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Zapata county flipped moderately Republican, 52.5% to 47.1%.
Zapata county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zapata, TX is leaning liberal.
Zapata County, Texas is leaning conservative.
Zapata Metro Area is leaning 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.
Zapata, Texas: D D D D D 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 Zapata, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $4,301 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $3,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)