The city of Port Arthur, TX, located in zip code 77640, has a rich history of politics. The City Council is comprised of four members that are elected by the citizens and they make decisions on behalf of the community. They are responsible for laws and regulations to keep the city safe and prosperous. Additionally, the City Council works in conjunction with other local organizations such as the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce to ensure that economic development prospers throughout the city. Residents living in 77640 can be assured that their local political representatives have their best interests at heart when making decisions about the future of PortArthur.
The political climate in Zip 77640 (Port Arthur, TX) is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, TX is leaning conservative. In Jefferson County, TX 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained narrowly Republican, 50.2% to 48.6%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77640 (Port Arthur, TX) is leaning liberal.
Port Arthur, Texas is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, Texas is leaning conservative.
Beaumont-Port Arthur Metro Area is strongly 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.
Port Arthur, Texas: d d d d 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 77640 (Port Arthur)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $10,332 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $9,124 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)