Palacios, TX is a small town located in Matagorda County with a rich history and vibrant culture. The political landscape of Palacios is largely shaped by the interests of its diverse population, which includes a mix of residents from different racial and ethnic backgrounds. In terms of representation in local government, Palacios is served by the Matagorda County Commissioners Court, which comprises five commissioners elected to four-year terms. Additionally, Palacios is represented by members of the Texas House of Representatives and Senate, who are elected to two-year terms. As for municipal politics, Palacios has an elected mayor who serves as the chief executive officer and presides over the Town Council meetings. Furthermore, there are seven council members who are elected to two-year terms and entrusted with managing the affairs of the community. At present, candidates for upcoming elections have not yet been announced; however their policies will ultimately determine what direction local politics take in Palacios.
The political climate in Palacios, TX is moderately conservative.
Matagorda County, TX is very conservative. In Matagorda County, TX 27.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Matagorda county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 27.2%.
Matagorda county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palacios, TX is moderately conservative.
Matagorda County, Texas is very conservative.
Bay City 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.
Palacios, 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 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 Palacios, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $3,901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 258 contributions totaling $150,992 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $585 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)