Converse, TX is a small town with a population of just over 22,000 people. It has a unique political landscape, as it is located in Bexar County, which leans slightly Democratic. Converse is also part of the Texas House District 121 and Texas Senate District 19, both of which are currently held by Republicans. The town council consists of five members who are elected at-large from the entire city. As such, there is often some tension between local candidates that have different viewpoints on city issues. Despite this, most politicians in Converse are focused on improving the quality of life for residents and creating an environment where businesses can thrive and grow.
The political climate in Converse, TX is somewhat liberal.
Bexar County, TX is moderately liberal. In Bexar County, TX 58.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bexar county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.2% to 40.1%.
Bexar county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Converse, TX is somewhat liberal.
Bexar County, Texas is moderately liberal.
San Antonio-New Braunfels Metro Area is leaning 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.
Converse, Texas: r R 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 Converse, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,084 contributions totaling $182,335 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,206 contributions totaling $291,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)