The town of Rio Medina, Texas (78066) is a small community located in southwest Bexar County. Although it is a small community, its politics are kept close to the heart of its citizens because they take great pride in their local decisions. The town is governed by a mayor and five city council members who meet every second Tuesday of each month to discuss and vote on important issues. Additionally, the mayor and council oversee the day-to-day operations of the town, including public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and other municipal services. Residents can get involved in their local government by attending meetings or engaging with elected officials directly. Ultimately, residents of Rio Medina take great pride in their local politics and strive to make informed decisions that will benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Zip 78066 (Rio Medina, TX) is very conservative.
Medina County, TX is very conservative. In Medina County, TX 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Medina county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.9%.
Medina county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78066 (Rio Medina, TX) is very conservative.
Rio Medina, Texas is very conservative.
Medina County, Texas is very conservative.
San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 Medina, 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 78066 (Rio Medina)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $5,033 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $387 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)