The city of El Paso, Texas, is located in the far western corner of the state and has a population of 681,728 according to the 2019 census. It is the 19th largest city in America. The local political scene in El Paso is heavily dominated by Democrats, with nearly two-thirds of voters favoring Democratic candidates at the national level. In recent years, some high profile progressive initiatives have made their way through the city council and local government agencies, such as paid sick leave and expanded public transportation services. At the local level there are no official political candidates running for office but many representatives from both parties serve on various boards and committees to help shape policy and make decisions for their constituents. Residents can participate in the political process by attending town hall meetings held by their representatives or engaging in dialogue with them directly online or through social media platforms.
The political climate in Zip 79904 (El Paso, TX) is strongly liberal.
El Paso County, TX is very liberal. In El Paso County, TX 66.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, El Paso county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.7% to 31.6%.
El Paso county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79904 (El Paso, TX) is strongly liberal.
El Paso, Texas is strongly liberal.
El Paso County, Texas is very liberal.
El Paso Metro Area is very 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.
El Paso, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 79904 (El Paso)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 388 contributions totaling $28,516 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 202 contributions totaling $24,596 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)