Port O'Connor, TX is a small and close-knit community located in Calhoun County with a population of around 1,814 people. It is located on the Texas Gulf Coast and is known for its historic fishing industry. Politically, Port O'Connor leans towards conservative values as most of its population are Republicans. While there are no local political candidates from Port O'Connor, the citizens do take an active role in voting during presidential and congressional elections. They have been known to favor republican candidates in national elections, however they will also participate in local issues that may not always match their political views. The town is also strongly supportive of its local officials who work hard to ensure a prosperous future for all citizens of Port O'Connor.
The political climate in Port O'Connor, TX is strongly conservative.
Calhoun County, TX is very conservative. In Calhoun County, TX 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 27.3%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port O'Connor, TX is strongly conservative.
Calhoun County, Texas is very conservative.
Port Lavaca 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.
Port O'Connor, 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 Port O'Connor, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $1,365 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $6,553 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)