Matagorda County, Texas is a rural county located on the mid-coast of Texas. It has a rich history, with the city of Matagorda being incorporated in 1846. The county is comprised of seven municipalities, including Bay City and Palacios. Politically, Matagorda County is part of Texas's 14th congressional district and is represented by Congressman Randy Weber. The county also has two state representatives, Mike Lang and Erwin Cain, who have been serving their constituents since 2013 and 2017 respectively. Additionally, there are several local offices such as sheriff, district attorney, judge and more that work to serve the needs of the citizens within the county. Despite its smaller size compared to other areas in the state, Matagorda County plays an important role in regional politics due to its strategic position along the coast.
The political climate in Matagorda County, TX is very conservative.
In Matagorda County, TX 27.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Matagorda county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 27.2%.
Matagorda county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Matagorda County, TX is very conservative.
Bay City 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.
Matagorda, 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 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 Matagorda County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 255 contributions totaling $20,813 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 611 contributions totaling $194,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)