Helotes, TX is a small town in Bexar County with a population of around 8,000 people. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and local charm and has been part of the San Antonio metropolitan area for many years. Despite its size, Helotes has an involved political presence in the county. The town is represented by a mayor and six council members who are selected every two years during the May election. Local leaders within the community often collaborate on initiatives to benefit residents and visitors alike. Additionally, Helotes is part of Bexar County's District 2, which includes cities like Leon Valley and Castle Hills. In this district, citizens have the privilege to vote for representatives at both the county and state levels that best represent their concerns on matters such as public safety, education, infrastructure, healthcare, etc.
The political climate in Helotes, TX is leaning liberal.
Bexar County, TX is moderately liberal. In Bexar County, TX 58.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bexar county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.2% to 40.1%.
Bexar county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Helotes, TX is leaning liberal.
Bexar County, Texas is moderately liberal.
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.
Helotes, Texas: r R 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Helotes, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,093 contributions totaling $165,271 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,219 contributions totaling $824,499 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $676 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)