Located in the Webb County area of Texas, Laredo is the county seat and the largest city in the region. The area has a rich political history, with its mayors being elected to three terms from 2001 to 2009. In recent years, there have been several candidates running for local offices, including state representative and county judge. Issues commonly discussed by local politicians include education, economic development, public safety, and immigration. With its close proximity to both Mexico and the United States, Laredo’s politics often intersect with national issues regarding foreign policy and border security. In addition, many of the issues discussed are pertinent to making sure that Laredo’s growing population receives adequate services and infrastructure. It is clear that those serving in elected office must be active in representing their constituents’ interests while understanding their obligations to citizens on both sides of the border.
The political climate in Laredo Metro Area is moderately liberal.
In Laredo Metro Area 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Laredo metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 37.8%.
The Laredo metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laredo Metro Area is moderately 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.
Laredo, 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 Laredo Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,769 contributions totaling $792,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,048 contributions totaling $1,199,571 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)