Dilley, TX is a small town located in Frio County, just south of San Antonio. It has a population of about 2,000 people and is home to many farmers and ranchers who work the land. The government of 78017 Dilley is primarily run by the city council, which consists of five elected officials who are responsible for making laws and policies that benefit the community. They also appoint local committees to serve as advisory groups and develop plans to improve the quality of life in Dilley. One main political issue in 78017 Dilley is the lack of affordable housing for low-income families. There have been multiple initiatives put forth by local politicians to address this issue, including tax incentives for developers to build affordable housing units. Despite these efforts, there remains a need for more action to ensure all residents can access safe and affordable housing options within their community.
The political climate in Zip 78017 (Dilley, TX) is leaning conservative.
Frio County, TX is leaning conservative. In Frio County, TX 45.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Frio county flipped moderately Republican, 53.5% to 45.9%.
Frio county flipped Republican in most recent Presidential election (2004 also went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78017 (Dilley, TX) is leaning conservative.
Dilley, Texas is leaning conservative.
Frio County, Texas is leaning conservative.
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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.
Dilley, Texas: D 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 78017 (Dilley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $730 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $6,161 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)