The Port Lavaca Metro Area is a vibrant community with an active political presence. Located in Calhoun County, Texas, the area is represented by several elected officials and organizations. On the local level, representatives from the city of Port Lavaca are elected to serve on City Council. These officials work together to develop policies and establish ordinances for the city, implementing laws that will benefit all residents. Additionally, citizens can get involved in politics through their state representative or senator, or by joining political action committees or groups that advocate for change at any level of government. The people of Port Lavaca are passionate about their community and actively participate in local politics. Their involvement ensures that their voices are heard and their concerns addressed when it comes to important decisions affecting them and their region.
The political climate in Port Lavaca Metro Area is very conservative.
In Port Lavaca Metro Area 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Port Lavaca metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 27.3%.
The Port Lavaca metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Lavaca 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.
Port Lavaca, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Port Lavaca Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 416 contributions totaling $17,736 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 297 contributions totaling $198,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $667 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)