The politics in 78569 Lyford, TX are generally quite conservative. The majority of the population identify as Republican and there is a strong sense of community within the area. Although local political candidates are not mentioned, it is believed that candidates who reflect these values have a better chance of being elected in the area. One example would be the current Representative for Texas State Congressional District 34, Filemon Vela Jr., who is a Democrat but has strong ties to the conservative values held by those living in 78569 Lyford, TX.
The political climate in Zip 78569 (Lyford, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Willacy County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Willacy County, TX 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Willacy county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 44.0%.
Willacy county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78569 (Lyford, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Lyford, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Willacy County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Raymondville 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.
Lyford, 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 78569 (Lyford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $3,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $7,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $608 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)