Corpus Christi, TX is an area with a vibrant political landscape. From the local mayor and city council to state representatives, the citizens of Corpus Christi have plenty of options when it comes to getting involved in politics. In office now is Mayor Joe McComb, who was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2019. The current city council members are Paulette M. Guajardo (Mayor Pro Tem), Carolyn Vaughn, Greg Smith, Michael Hunter, Everett Roy, and Rudy Garza Jr. For state representation, Texas State Senator Juan Hinojosa serves District 20 which includes Nueces County and part of Hidalgo County. Representing the Corpus Christi area in Congress is U.S Representative Michael Cloud from District 27 who was elected in 2018. With so many political leaders representing Corpus Christi at all levels of government there are plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 78402 (Corpus Christi, TX) is leaning conservative.
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 78402 (Corpus Christi, TX) is leaning conservative.
Corpus Christi, Texas is leaning conservative.
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 78402 (Corpus Christi)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $6,689 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)