Beaumont, TX is located in Jefferson County and is part of the political landscape of Texas. In 77708 Beaumont, the local government is run by the City Council, which consists of nine members elected for two-year terms. These members are responsible for developing policy that governs the city and its inhabitants. The council meets regularly to review and discuss issues related to public safety, economic development, infrastructure, education, and parks and recreation. Additionally, Beaumont elects a mayor who serves as a leader on behalf of citizens. The mayor also works with other governmental leaders to ensure that all residents have access to services and resources. In recent years, Beaumont has made efforts to focus on community development initiatives such as bringing more jobs into the area, facilitating educational opportunities for students from underserved neighborhoods, and increasing public transportation options for citizens. On the federal level, Beaumont is represented by Congressperson Randy Weber in the 14th District of Texas in the U.S House of Representatives.
The political climate in Zip 77708 (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 77708 (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 77708 (Beaumont)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 251 contributions totaling $16,888 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $2,685 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)