The politics of 78369 Mirando City, TX is dominated by local Democratic representatives and officials. This small town of approximately 5,000 residents is led by Mayor Jorge Garza. He was elected in 2019 and has had a successful term so far in office. The City Council consists of six members including the mayor. All members are Democratic and they work together to decide the laws and regulations that affect the city’s citizens on a daily basis. This includes setting policies related to taxes, zoning, public safety, and other municipal services. The city also has several political action committees (PACs) that work to promote the interests of their respective constituents and influence local legislation. These groups typically focus on issues such as education, economic development, civil rights, environmental protection, and healthcare access. While there may not be any current local candidates for statewide or federal office, these PACs are still very active in making sure their voices are heard in matters that have an impact on the city's residents experience.
The political climate in Zip 78369 (Mirando City, 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 78369 (Mirando City, TX) is moderately liberal.
Mirando City, 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.
Mirando City, 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 78369 (Mirando City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $3,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)