Corpus Christi, TX is home to a vibrant and diverse political landscape. In the 78401 zip code, located in the center of Corpus Christi, citizens are actively engaged in politics at the local and state levels. The city has elected numerous political candidates from both major parties who strive to represent the interests of their constituents. Many of those elected officials have worked to promote economic development, environmental initiatives, and educational reforms that have helped enrich the lives of their constituents. Additionally, many organizations in 78401 are striving to increase voter turnout and civic engagement through voter registration drives and other initiatives designed to educate residents on important political issues. Through this work, Corpus Christi citizens are able to not only participate in politics but also make a difference by influencing policy decisions that affect their daily lives.
The political climate in Zip 78401 (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 78401 (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 78401 (Corpus Christi)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 185 contributions totaling $67,293 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $364 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 317 contributions totaling $748,797 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,362 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)