Natalia, TX is a rural town located in 78059 and is part of Medina County. Politically, the residents of Natalia are conservative leaning, tending to support Republican candidates at the local level. Despite this general trend, there is still a vibrant political discussion amongst the citizens about the issues that affect them on the local level. Recent debates have focused on topics such as infrastructure improvements, property taxes, and public safety. Local elections bring out passionate participation from voters who want to ensure their voices are heard and that their representatives understand their needs and concerns. In recent years several local Republican candidates have been elected to office in Natalia, though some of those races were closer than expected due to increased visibility for Democratic challengers.
The political climate in Zip 78059 (Natalia, TX) is strongly conservative.
Medina County, TX is very conservative. In Medina County, TX 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Medina county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.9%.
Medina county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78059 (Natalia, TX) is strongly conservative.
Natalia, Texas is strongly conservative.
Medina County, Texas is very conservative.
San Antonio-New Braunfels Metro Area is leaning 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.
Natalia, 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 78059 (Natalia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $3,378 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)