Corpus Christi, TX is a vibrant city with a deep political culture. The 78408 zip code has seen many political candidates come and go over the years, ranging from local leaders to national figures. Locally, there are several elected officials who represent the area at the state and county level. These include a member of Congress and state legislators. Additionally, there are numerous other elected offices at the local level such as City Council members and members of boards of education. The people of 78408 Corpus Christi have an active voice in their community's politics and take part in selecting who will serve in these roles. Voting for local candidates is one way that people can be involved in their community’s politics, although non-voting activities such as attending public meetings or sharing opinions on local issues can also play a role in shaping the local political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 78408 (Corpus Christi, TX) is leaning liberal.
Nueces County, TX is leaning conservative. In Nueces County, TX 47.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nueces county remained Republican, 50.8% to 47.9%.
Nueces county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78408 (Corpus Christi, TX) is leaning liberal.
Corpus Christi, Texas is leaning liberal.
Nueces County, Texas is leaning conservative.
Corpus Christi 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.
Corpus Christi, Texas: r R r r 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 78408 (Corpus Christi)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $1,915 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $15,322 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)