Refugio, TX (78377) is a small rural town located in South Texas. It has a population of around 3,500 people and is home to many different cultures and backgrounds. Politically, Refugio is predominately conservative with the majority of residents voting for Republican candidates in local and national elections. The town is represented by Republican politicians at both the state legislative level and the federal level, including Congressman Michael Cloud who has been in office since 2018. Recent local political issues have focused on topics such as support for small businesses, economic development, school funding, and public safety. There have been several initiatives launched in recent years to help boost the economy of Refugio and create new jobs within the region. In an effort to provide additional support for small business owners, there have also been several tax incentives put into place to encourage entrepreneurs to start up businesses in the area. Overall, Refugio remains politically active with its citizens actively engaged in local politics and taking an interest in national political issues that affect their lives.
The political climate in Zip 78377 (Refugio, TX) is moderately conservative.
Refugio County, TX is very conservative. In Refugio County, TX 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Refugio county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 32.9%.
Refugio county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78377 (Refugio, TX) is moderately conservative.
Refugio, Texas is moderately conservative.
Refugio County, Texas is very conservative.
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Texas is leaning conservative.
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VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Refugio, 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 78377 (Refugio)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $8,730 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)