78382 Rockport, TX is a small coastal town located in the Aransas County region. It has a population of approximately 13,000 and is known for its beautiful beaches and wildlife reserves. The politics in 78382 Rockport, TX are diverse and nuanced. The town is relatively liberal compared to other parts of Texas and voters generally favor progressive candidates in local elections. Voting turnout is consistently high despite the small size of the town and its population. There are usually multiple candidates running for each office and there is often vigorous debate between them over important local issues such as education funding, public safety, infrastructure investment, economic development, and environmental protection. Despite their differences, however, all candidates agree on one thing: that 78382 Rockport should remain a strong community where everyone can live peacefully and prosperously together regardless of political views.
The political climate in Zip 78382 (Rockport, TX) is strongly conservative.
Aransas County, TX is very conservative. In Aransas County, TX 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aransas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.7%.
Aransas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78382 (Rockport, TX) is strongly conservative.
Rockport, Texas is strongly conservative.
Aransas County, Texas is very conservative.
Corpus Christi Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Rockport, 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 78382 (Rockport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 735 contributions totaling $35,220 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 432 contributions totaling $67,593 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)