Brownsville, TX is a diverse city located in the southernmost tip of Texas. It is home to a large Hispanic population and its own unique culture. Politically, Brownsville leans Democratic, as the county has voted solidly for Democratic candidates in presidential elections since 1980. The local politics are dominated by several major parties including the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, and various third-party groups. On the state level, Brownsville representatives have generally been Democrats who advocate for issues such as education reform, environmental protection, immigration reform, and economic development. On the national level, Brownsville's congressional district is represented by Democrat Filemon Vela Jr., who was first elected in 2012 and is currently seeking re-election in 2020. Overall, politics in 78520 Brownsville are largely focused on economic sustainability and social justice initiatives that benefit the city's diverse population.
The political climate in Zip 78520 (Brownsville, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Cameron County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Cameron County, TX 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cameron county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 42.9%.
Cameron county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78520 (Brownsville, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Brownsville, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Cameron County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Brownsville, Texas: d r D D D D
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 78520 (Brownsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 561 contributions totaling $142,444 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 181 contributions totaling $89,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $496 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)