Corpus Christi, TX is a vibrant city with a rich political history. Located in Nueces County, the city has been served by elected officials and political parties for many years. The most recent election cycle saw a number of local candidates vying for the various city offices, including mayor, city council members, county commissioners and school board trustees. Issues such as economic development, public safety and environmental protection were at the forefront of these campaigns. In addition to electing local representatives to serve their community, Corpus Christi also participates in state and national elections every two years. Voters in the 78407 zip code have the opportunity to make their voices heard on issues ranging from healthcare to taxes to immigration reform. With its diverse population and long-standing history of civic engagement, Corpus Christi is an important part of Texas politics and will remain so into the future.
The political climate in Zip 78407 (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 78407 (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 78407 (Corpus Christi)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $135 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)