McAllen, TX, located in the 78503 area code, is a city with a thriving political atmosphere. There are numerous mayoral and city council elections that take place each year in the city. The current Mayor is Jim Darling, who has been reelected multiple times since his first election in 2009. The City Council consists of twelve members who were elected by their constituents in 2017 for four-year terms. Each council member is responsible for representing their district within the city and discussing local issues at City Council meetings. Furthermore, McAllen has several state representatives and senators who have been elected to serve the citizens of McAllen and the surrounding areas. These individuals strive to work in favor of the community's best interests and improve the quality of life for its citizens. All citizens are encouraged to stay up to date on local politics and become involved in the decision making processes that affect their lives.
The political climate in Zip 78503 (McAllen, TX) is moderately liberal.
Hidalgo County, TX is moderately liberal. In Hidalgo County, TX 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hidalgo county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 41.0%.
Hidalgo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78503 (McAllen, TX) is moderately liberal.
McAllen, Texas is moderately liberal.
Hidalgo County, Texas is moderately liberal.
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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.
McAllen, 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 78503 (McAllen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 436 contributions totaling $383,377 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $879 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 357 contributions totaling $350,491 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $982 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)