The politics in Alpine, TX 79830 are alive and well. The city is part of Brewster County which is governed by a three-member County Commission, each elected to represent a three-member district at the county level. They are responsible for setting county policy, managing finances and public lands, and appointing or selecting certain government officials. At the state level, Alpine is represented by State Senator Kel Seliger and House Representative Poncho Nevarez. In addition to these two representatives, there are also local sheriffs and constables who serve the citizens of Alpine. The local political atmosphere in Alpine reflects the unique characteristics of a wide range of people from all backgrounds living in small town Texas. Citizens can voice their opinions through voting on various issues that affect their lives on a daily basis as well as through attending meetings of their local representatives to have their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 79830 (Alpine, TX) is leaning conservative.
Brewster County, TX is leaning conservative. In Brewster County, TX 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brewster county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.8%.
Brewster county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79830 (Alpine, TX) is leaning conservative.
Alpine, Texas is leaning conservative.
Brewster County, Texas is leaning conservative.
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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.
Alpine, Texas: R r d 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 79830 (Alpine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 852 contributions totaling $99,686 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $64,167 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $455 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)