Port Neches, TX is a small city located in Jefferson County with a population of 13,040 as of the 2010 Census. It is governed by a mayor and six council members that serve on the City Council. The mayor and council are responsible for enacting laws, setting taxes, and budgeting funds for services such as education, public safety, infrastructure, and health care. They work to ensure that the community's needs are being met while still providing residents with quality services and encouraging economic growth. Port Neches also has a few local political candidates running for office in upcoming elections. These candidates focus on bringing change to the area through new ideas and initiatives that will help improve the quality of life for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 77651 (Port Neches, TX) is leaning conservative.
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 77651 (Port Neches, TX) is leaning conservative.
Port Neches, Texas is leaning conservative.
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 Neches, 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 77651 (Port Neches)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $52,192 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $561 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 313 contributions totaling $32,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)