Harlingen, TX 78552 is a vibrant city with plenty of political activity. The city is home to many local organizations and initiatives geared towards improving the quality of life for its residents. Local politicians are active in the community to ensure that local policies are fair and beneficial to those living in Harlingen. There are two primary political candidates from the area, Mayor Chris Boswell and Councilmember Richard Urdiales, who both have strong records of public service and dedication to their constituents. Together, these two candidates have been instrumental in helping Harlingen become a thriving and growing city. They have worked together to create initiatives such as job training programs, low-income housing upgrades, and efforts to improve access to transportation services. The citizens of Harlingen can rest assured that their local politicians are dedicated to making their city a great place to live for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 78552 (Harlingen, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Cameron County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Cameron County, TX 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cameron county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 42.9%.
Cameron county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78552 (Harlingen, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Harlingen, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Cameron County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Harlingen, Texas: d r 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 78552 (Harlingen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 503 contributions totaling $72,336 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 410 contributions totaling $132,357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)