78040 Laredo, TX is a city located in the southern part of Texas and is known for its rich culture and history. Politically, the city is represented by the Democratic Party at all levels of government. At the state level, the city is represented by Henry Cuellar as Member of Congress, Roland Gutierrez as State Senator and Richard Peña Raymond as State Representative. At the local level, Mayor Pete Saenz has been leading Laredo since 2014. He has dedicated his time to improving infrastructure and increasing economic opportunities in 78040 Laredo, TX. Additionally, he has focused on initiatives to help youth in the community such as after-school programs and youth sports teams. The City Council currently consists of 8 members that are committed to making quality decisions to benefit residents in 78040 Laredo, TX.
The political climate in Zip 78040 (Laredo, TX) is moderately liberal.
Webb County, TX is moderately liberal. In Webb County, TX 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webb county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 37.8%.
Webb county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78040 (Laredo, TX) is moderately liberal.
Laredo, Texas is moderately liberal.
Webb County, Texas is moderately liberal.
Laredo Metro Area is moderately 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.
Laredo, 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 78040 (Laredo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 235 contributions totaling $81,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $257,226 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $6,124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)