Politics in 78559 La Feria, TX is largely focused on local issues that are important to citizens in the community. It covers topics such as public safety, infrastructure, healthcare, education and other issues that affect the day-to-day lives of those living in La Feria. The community is represented by several local political candidates who are elected by the local population to advocate for their interests. These candidates come from both major parties and strive to make a positive impact on the community through their participation in local government. They are committed to working with their constituents to ensure that their needs and concerns are met and take into account any feedback that they receive when making decisions. In short, politics in La Feria is focused on serving the people of the community and providing them with a voice in government.
The political climate in Zip 78559 (La Feria, 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 78559 (La Feria, TX) is somewhat liberal.
La Feria, 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.
La Feria, 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 78559 (La Feria)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 98 contributions totaling $5,155 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $9,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)