Del Rio, Texas is a small city located in Val Verde County. It has a population of about 35,800 people and is the county seat of Val Verde. The city is served by a mayor-council government, with the current mayor being Bruno Lozano. The City Council consists of six members who are elected to three-year terms. These members represent each district in Del Rio and make up the legislative body for the city. Policies are set through ordinances which guide, direct and regulate city operations. As part of their role, they also approve the annual budget for the city. Additionally, local political candidates are voted on during elections held at various times throughout the year. Through this political process, residents can have their voices heard and make an impact within their community.
The political climate in Zip 78840 (Del Rio, TX) is leaning 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 78840 (Del Rio, TX) is leaning conservative.
Del Rio, Texas is leaning 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.
Del Rio, 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 78840 (Del Rio)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 563 contributions totaling $63,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 285 contributions totaling $76,359 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)