Valentine, TX (79854) is a small community located in Jeff Davis County in Texas. It is a rural area that has been largely untouched by the influence of larger cities and local politics are often focused on the needs of the residents and how to best serve their interests. The city government consists of a mayor, five council members, and a city administrator. They are tasked with addressing issues such as budgeting for public services, infrastructure improvements, maintaining public safety, and promoting economic development. Elections in Valentine are held every two years to determine the mayor and council members, with all citizens eligible to vote. The political atmosphere in Valentine is often quite civil as candidates from both parties focus on the needs of the community rather than ideological differences.
The political climate in Zip 79854 (Valentine, TX) is moderately liberal.
Presidio County, TX is very liberal. In Presidio County, TX 66.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Presidio county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.0% to 32.5%.
Presidio county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79854 (Valentine, TX) is moderately liberal.
Valentine, Texas is moderately liberal.
Presidio County, Texas is very liberal.
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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.
Valentine, 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 79854 (Valentine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $35 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)