Beaumont, TX, located in 77707, is part of Jefferson County which is run by a Commissioners Court. The five members of the court are responsible for setting policy and executing all programs authorized by state law. Each member serves a four year term and is elected county-wide. In addition to the commissioners court, Beaumont also has an elected mayor and a nine member City Council that serve as the legislative body for local government. The duties of each include creating ordinances, managing city finances, and ensuring public safety services. Through their work they strive to provide residents with quality services that meet the needs of the community. Additionally, Beaumont hosts a variety of festivals throughout the year where citizens can come together to celebrate their culture and enjoy music and art shows.
The political climate in Zip 77707 (Beaumont, TX) is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, TX is leaning conservative. In Jefferson County, TX 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained narrowly Republican, 50.2% to 48.6%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77707 (Beaumont, TX) is leaning liberal.
Beaumont, Texas is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, Texas is leaning conservative.
Beaumont-Port Arthur Metro Area is strongly 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.
Beaumont, Texas: d d d d 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 77707 (Beaumont)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 679 contributions totaling $809,528 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,192 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 235 contributions totaling $159,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $679 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)