Cameron County, Texas is located on the Gulf of Mexico Coast near the Rio Grande River. It is a primarily rural county with a population of around 420,000 people. Despite its small size, Cameron County plays an important role in Texas politics and has seen some major changes in recent years. The county is home to several state representatives and senators who help shape legislation that affects all Texans. Additionally, the county has seen an influx of new residents in recent years due to its proximity to major cities like Brownsville, McAllen and Harlingen. This growth has led to several new local political candidates running for office in the upcoming election cycle. From city council races to school board seats, Cameron County residents will have plenty of opportunities this year to make their voices heard and decide how they want their local government to move forward.
The political climate in Cameron County, TX is somewhat liberal.
In Cameron County, TX 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cameron county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 42.9%.
Cameron county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cameron County, TX is somewhat liberal.
Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Cameron, Texas: d 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 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 Cameron County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,559 contributions totaling $754,758 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,013 contributions totaling $1,106,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $550 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)