Rio Grande City, TX located in the 78582 zip code, is a city with a rich political history. It is home to many diverse communities that have contributed to shaping local politics over the years. In recent years, the Rio Grande City Council has seen several changes with new members representing different interests in the area. The Texas Democratic Party is very active in Rio Grande City and they regularly host events and debates. Recently, there have been several initiatives proposed by local politicians such as increasing funding for public education and improving infrastructure. These initiatives have been met with approval from many residents who are eager to see progress being made in their community. Overall, politics in Rio Grande City are alive and well with passionate individuals working tirelessly to make sure their voice is heard and their issues are addressed.
The political climate in Zip 78582 (Rio Grande City, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Starr County, TX is leaning liberal. In Starr County, TX 52.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Starr county remained Democratic, 52.1% to 47.1%.
Starr county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78582 (Rio Grande City, TX) is somewhat liberal.
Rio Grande City, Texas is somewhat liberal.
Starr County, Texas is leaning liberal.
Rio Grande City-Roma 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.
Rio Grande City, Texas: D D 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 78582 (Rio Grande City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 204 contributions totaling $59,900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $37,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $527 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)