The Uvalde, TX Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse community with a long history of political involvement. In the Uvalde area, local politics are highly active, with many candidates vying for positions on the city council and other government bodies. The area has produced several notable politicians over the years who have gone on to serve at both state and federal levels. Most recently, this includes Congressman Henry Cuellar, who has been re-elected multiple times since his first election in 2004. Locally, numerous candidates run for office each year representing diverse backgrounds and perspectives, giving residents many options to choose from when electing their representatives. Through this system of local democracy, residents of Uvalde can ensure that their voices are heard in how their city operates and the policies it creates.
The political climate in Uvalde Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Uvalde Metro Area 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Uvalde metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.7% to 39.4%.
The Uvalde metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Uvalde Metro Area is moderately 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.
Uvalde, 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 Uvalde Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 406 contributions totaling $49,723 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 420 contributions totaling $150,963 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $359 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)