The politics of Zapata, TX (78076) are reflective of the overall political trends in South Texas. The majority of voters lean to the left and support Democratic candidates for local and state offices. Local government is headed by the Mayor and City Council, who are all elected by residents of the city. Laws and ordinances are often debated at City Council meetings, which are open to the public. Issues such as economic development, education, immigration reform, and public safety have been discussed over the years. In addition to these issues, residents actively participate in civic engagement initiatives that strive to bring meaningful change to their community. The population of Zapata has grown steadily over recent years due to its close proximity to both Laredo and Brownsville. As a result of this growth, elements of diversity have continued to flourish in this small town.
The political climate in Zip 78076 (Zapata, TX) is leaning liberal.
Zapata County, TX is leaning conservative. In Zapata County, TX 47.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Zapata county flipped moderately Republican, 52.5% to 47.1%.
Zapata county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 78076 (Zapata, TX) is leaning liberal.
Zapata, Texas is leaning liberal.
Zapata County, Texas is leaning conservative.
Zapata Metro Area is leaning 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.
Zapata, Texas: D D D D D 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 78076 (Zapata)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $4,301 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $3,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)