The small town of 78340 Bayside in Texas is part of the larger Kleberg County and has a diverse population of families, young professionals, and retirees. Its political landscape reflects the diversity of its residents, with several different local candidates available to choose from. Current local politicians in 78340 Bayside are Mayor Robert Mills, Deputy Mayor Margaret Anderson, and Councilmember Mark Jenkins. All three have worked hard to ensure that the town remains prosperous and safe for all its inhabitants. They have implemented legislation that helps promote economic growth while also protecting vulnerable groups in the community. In addition to these individuals, there are also various other organizations and activists within the town who advocate for different causes in order to create a better future for everyone living here.
The political climate in Zip 78340 (Bayside, TX) is strongly conservative.
Refugio County, TX is very conservative. In Refugio County, TX 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Refugio county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 32.9%.
Refugio county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78340 (Bayside, TX) is strongly conservative.
Bayside, Texas is strongly conservative.
Refugio County, Texas is very 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.
Bayside, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 78340 (Bayside)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)