The small town of Linn, Texas is located just outside of Houston and is home to a tight knit community full of friendly faces and a political system that values the voice of the people. Much like any other city in the United States, Linn has their own local politicians who work hard to ensure that their interests are represented in local elections. The population size of the town accounts for its low key political system where issues like protecting property rights from large-scale businesses and maintaining public safety are discussed on the regular. During election season, one can find candidates running for office who have worked diligently to create meaningful change throughout their communities and take on challenges head on in order to benefit their constituents. As a result, Linn offers an atmosphere where citizens feel heard by those responsible for making decisions about their livelihoods.
The political climate in Linn, TX is somewhat liberal.
Hidalgo County, TX is moderately liberal. In Hidalgo County, TX 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hidalgo county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 41.0%.
Hidalgo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Linn, TX is somewhat liberal.
Hidalgo County, Texas is moderately liberal.
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Metro Area is moderately 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.
Linn, Texas: D D 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 Linn, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 338 contributions totaling $66,668 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $88,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $463 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)