Victoria, TX is located in the south east corner of Texas and has a population of about 67,000 people. It is home to many businesses and small-town charm. Politically, Victoria is a hotbed for debate and discussion. In recent years there have been several local political candidates running for office, representing both sides of the aisle. These candidates bring forth different perspectives on issues that are important to citizens in Victoria such as education, healthcare, taxes, immigration, and more. The debates between these candidates have been lively and passionate, giving citizens the opportunity to consider all sides before making an informed decision at the polls.
The political climate in Victoria, TX is moderately conservative.
Victoria County, TX is very conservative. In Victoria County, TX 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Victoria county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 30.3%.
Victoria county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Victoria, TX is moderately conservative.
Victoria County, Texas is very conservative.
Victoria Metro Area 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.
Victoria, 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 Victoria, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,744 contributions totaling $254,199 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,597 contributions totaling $592,869 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)