The politics in 78043 Laredo, TX are centered around the local government and representatives that serve the community. The city of Laredo is governed by a mayor and council members. These positions are elected by residents of Laredo, who vote for their desired candidates during elections. Representatives of the state legislature, such as State Senators and State Representatives, also serve the area, representing Laredo's interests at the state level. Various federal representatives also serve in Congress to represent the people of Laredo. A diverse range of issues are discussed within these local and national political realms, from education to public safety to immigration. Overall, politics in 78043 strive to ensure that all citizens have access to resources they need in order to thrive within their community.
The political climate in Zip 78043 (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 78043 (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 78043 (Laredo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,122 contributions totaling $133,964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 163 contributions totaling $44,789 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)