78578 Port Isabel, TX is a small town located on the southeastern tip of Texas along the Gulf Coast. Politically, the town is represented in both state and federal government by members of the Democratic party. Locally, the City Council serves as the legislative body for municipal matters and consists of five members elected at-large for two-year terms. The Mayor and other city council members are responsible for making policy decisions that impact the citizens of Port Isabel. The residents of this community tend to be progressive in their outlook and support policies that promote economic development, environmental protection, public safety, education and infrastructure improvements. Additionally, Port Isabel strongly supports maintaining its unique identity while preserving its historical sites and open spaces. Through ongoing efforts such as these, 78578 Port Isabel remains an important part of Texas' vibrant political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 78578 (Port Isabel, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Cameron County, TX is somewhat liberal. In Cameron County, TX 56.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cameron county remained strongly Democratic, 56.0% to 42.9%.
Cameron county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78578 (Port Isabel, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Port Isabel, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Cameron County, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Brownsville-Harlingen 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.
Port Isabel, Texas: d r 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 78578 (Port Isabel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 435 contributions totaling $32,665 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 197 contributions totaling $24,634 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)