Elmaton, TX is a small rural town located in Matagorda County. Although the population of Elmaton is small, it still has an active political climate with local and national politicians coming to the town to discuss issues important to the community. Local politics focuses on issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvement, education reform and crime prevention. The most pressing concerns for Elmaton residents are access to healthcare, affordable housing options and job opportunities. Community members take part in various town hall meetings and other local events to stay involved in the political process. Additionally, candidates running for local offices regularly canvass Elmaton neighborhoods to connect with voters and get their messages out. Elmaton residents have been known to enthusiastically involve themselves in the electoral process and support candidates that they believe will best serve their interests.
The political climate in Zip 77440 (Elmaton, TX) is very 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
Zip 77440 (Elmaton, TX) is very conservative.
Elmaton, Texas is very 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.
Elmaton, 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 77440 (Elmaton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)