The politics in the Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area are diverse and vibrant. The area is represented in both federal and state government by elected officials from both major parties. Locally, there is a mayor-council form of government with a mayor and five council members that make up the city's executive and legislative branches. All local elections are non-partisan and the representatives chosen reflect the various interests of the community. There is also a significant amount of involvement from organizations such as chambers of commerce, civic clubs, and neighborhood associations that seek to advocate for their causes in public policy. In addition, several social justice groups strive to ensure that all citizens have access to equal representation and opportunity regardless of their economic or social status. This strong commitment to maintaining a healthy democracy helps keep Eagle Pass an engaging place to live for all its residents.
The political climate in Eagle Pass Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
In Eagle Pass Metro Area 54.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Eagle Pass metro area remained moderately Democratic, 54.3% to 44.8%.
The Eagle Pass metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eagle Pass 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.
Eagle Pass, Texas: D D 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Eagle Pass Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 236 contributions totaling $48,721 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $105,613 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)