The politics in 78362 Ingleside, TX are largely influenced by the local Republican Party. The majority of the population in this area is conservative and they generally vote Republican in local elections. These elections usually include mayoral, city council, county commissioner, and other important positions. In recent years, the Republican candidates have won many of these positions with a large margin of victory due to the strong support from 78362 Ingleside citizens. Despite the overwhelming support for the GOP in this area, there is still a level of diversity among the population when it comes to political opinions and beliefs. This can be seen through discussions on social media as well as through debates at town hall meetings. Local candidates work hard to represent their constituents and address their concerns while advocating for policies that promote economic growth and public safety.
The political climate in Zip 78362 (Ingleside, TX) is moderately conservative.
San Patricio County, TX is strongly conservative. In San Patricio County, TX 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Patricio county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 34.7%.
San Patricio county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78362 (Ingleside, TX) is moderately conservative.
Ingleside, Texas is moderately conservative.
San Patricio County, Texas is strongly conservative.
Corpus Christi 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.
Ingleside, Texas: R R R R R 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 78362 (Ingleside)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $3,978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $15,699 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)