Saragosa, Texas is a small rural town located in Reeves County. The town has a population of 370 according to the 2010 US Census. Politics in Saragosa are focused mainly on county-wide issues and events as there are no local political candidates running for office due to the small size of the town. Residents of Saragosa take a keen interest in county-wide elections, and they often vote on important county initiatives that have an effect on their everyday lives. The primary political issue affecting Saragosa is the ongoing debate over water rights, which is especially important for agricultural businesses within the area. In addition, Reeves County also faces challenges related to lack of resources, access to healthcare and education, and economic development. All of these issues require thoughtful solutions from residents who pay close attention to county politics and local government decisions.
The political climate in Zip 79780 (Saragosa, TX) is somewhat conservative.
Reeves County, TX is moderately conservative. In Reeves County, TX 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Reeves county flipped overwhelmingly Republican, 61.1% to 37.8%.
Reeves county flipped Republican in most recent Presidential election (2004 also went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79780 (Saragosa, TX) is somewhat conservative.
Saragosa, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Reeves County, Texas is moderately conservative.
Pecos 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.
Saragosa, Texas: D r d D d 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 79780 (Saragosa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)