The small town of Comstock, TX (zip code 78837) is located in Val Verde County and is home to just under 2,000 residents. Despite its small size, the town has a vibrant political scene with numerous local candidates running for office in recent years. Many of these candidates have focused on issues that are important to the people of Comstock such as education, local industry growth, and infrastructure improvements. As the town continues to grow, there are sure to be more opportunities for citizens to get involved in their local politics and make an impact on their community.
The political climate in Zip 78837 (Comstock, TX) is somewhat conservative.
Val Verde County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Val Verde County, TX 44.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Val Verde county flipped moderately Republican, 54.2% to 44.3%.
Val Verde county flipped Republican in the most recent Presidential election, after 2008, 2012 and 2016 went Democractic.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78837 (Comstock, TX) is somewhat conservative.
Comstock, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Val Verde County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Del Rio Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Comstock, Texas: R R d d d 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 78837 (Comstock)
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 8 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)