77488 Wharton, TX is home to a diverse population of people from different backgrounds and political persuasions. The city has long been a part of Texas politics, with many local politicians representing the citizens of 77488 Wharton in both state and national issues. Currently, the two main political parties represented in the city are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Both parties have their own local representatives that support their respective platforms. For example, Congressman Al Green represents the Democratic party while Senator Ted Cruz serves as a Republican representative for 77488 Wharton. The citizens of 77488 Wharton have multiple opportunities to engage in politics through events like city council meetings, town hall meetings, and primary elections. These events allow constituents to voice their concerns and opinions as well as hear from leaders on important topics such as job creation, healthcare reform, education funding, immigration reform, and gun control. With an engaged citizenry and vibrant political scene, 77488 Wharton is sure to be a great place for those looking to make their voices heard in today's political climate.
The political climate in Zip 77488 (Wharton, TX) is strongly conservative.
Wharton County, TX is very conservative. In Wharton County, TX 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wharton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 28.0%.
Wharton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77488 (Wharton, TX) is strongly conservative.
Wharton, Texas is strongly conservative.
Wharton County, Texas is very conservative.
El Campo Metro Area is very 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.
Wharton, 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 77488 (Wharton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 152 contributions totaling $17,377 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 221 contributions totaling $30,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)