Politics in the El Paso, TX 79912 area is an important topic of conversation as it affects the lives of all local residents. At the municipal level, El Paso is governed by a Mayor and City Council which works to ensure that city services are adequately provided and that local laws are enforced. In addition, the county is represented by numerous Commissioners for each district who advocate for their constituents in matters related to public safety, infrastructure, economic development, and more. Additionally, 79912 has representatives in both the Texas House and Senate who work at the state level to represent the interests of the community. All these elected officials strive to serve their constituents and create positive change in El Paso.
The political climate in Zip 79912 (El Paso, TX) is strongly 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 79912 (El Paso, TX) is strongly liberal.
El Paso, Texas is strongly 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 79912 (El Paso)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,071 contributions totaling $1,088,544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,585 contributions totaling $396,047 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)