78535 Combes, TX is a small rural town in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The local politics in 78535 Combes are largely shaped by its rural character and small population size. While there are no locally elected representatives in 78535 Combes, TX, the area is still subject to the decisions made at both the county and state level. Residents of 78535 Combes can get involved in federal and state politics by voting for candidates or joining political organizations that advocate for their interests. As a community, 78535 Combes residents can also work together to shape the future of their town by taking part in local town hall meetings or organizing initiatives related to local issues that impact them directly. Ultimately, 78535 Combes' political landscape reflects its unique size and character as a rural community with a small population base.
The political climate in Zip 78535 (Combes, 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 78535 (Combes, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Combes, 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.
Combes, 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 78535 (Combes)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $3,580 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $597 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)