The politics in El Paso, TX (79934) are heavily influenced by the city's diverse population. With a population of over 680,000 people, representing a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds, El Paso has many different political perspectives that influence its local government. As such, residents have the opportunity to engage in local politics by voting for their preferred candidates in elections for all levels of government. There are many local political organizations dedicated to making sure citizens' voices are heard and their opinions taken into account when policy is being made. Additionally, there is an active network of volunteers helping to get out the vote and inform residents about important issues related to local politics and governance. These efforts help ensure that everyone has the opportunity to participate in the democratic process and have their voices heard on issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in Zip 79934 (El Paso, TX) is moderately liberal.
El Paso County, TX is very liberal. In El Paso County, TX 66.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, El Paso county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.7% to 31.6%.
El Paso county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79934 (El Paso, TX) is moderately liberal.
El Paso, Texas is moderately liberal.
El Paso County, Texas is very liberal.
El Paso Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
El Paso, Texas: D D D D D D
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 79934 (El Paso)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 282 contributions totaling $11,201 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $13,062 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)