The politics in Frio County, TX are an important part of the community as it shapes the trajectory of the county's growth and development. Politicians at the local level work hard to ensure that the residents and businesses have the resources and infrastructure needed to thrive. From managing budgets to advocating for policy changes, local political leaders play an essential role in helping establish a more prosperous future for Frio County. The current members of Frio County's Board of Commissioners include Chairman Tomás Serna, Commissioner Don Hinojosa, Commissioner Martin Gómez, Commissioner Jesse Paniagua and Commissioner Juanita Vela. All five party members have worked together to create a better future for Frio County by addressing issues such as economic development, making sure there is access to quality healthcare and providing support for small businesses.
The political climate in Frio County, TX is leaning conservative.
In Frio County, TX 45.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Frio county flipped moderately Republican, 53.5% to 45.9%.
Frio county flipped Republican in most recent Presidential election (2004 also went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Frio County, TX is leaning conservative.
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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.
Frio, Texas: D r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Frio County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $6,230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $18,069 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)