78368 Mathis, TX is a small rural town in Texas with a population of around 2,200 people. Despite its small size, the town is politically active and takes an interest in local political matters. People in the area are knowledgeable about current events and take part in local elections each year. The majority of residents are registered Republicans who vote for local candidates that reflect their values and beliefs. In recent years, the city has seen a rise in conservative leaning candidates such as former Mayor Jimmy Moore, who ran for re-election on a platform of fiscal responsibility and limited government. The community also strongly supports initiatives such as the preservation of historic landmarks and protecting the environment. As the population continues to grow, it’s likely that more political candidates will come forward to represent this unique region of Texas.
The political climate in Zip 78368 (Mathis, 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 78368 (Mathis, TX) is moderately conservative.
Mathis, 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.
Mathis, 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 78368 (Mathis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $3,487 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 203 contributions totaling $31,887 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)