The small town of Eagle Lake, TX (zip code 77434) is located in Colorado County, Texas. It is a rural town with a population of just over 3,000 people. The local politics in Eagle Lake are overseen by the mayor and the city council which consists of five members that are elected for two-year terms. They are responsible for making important decisions related to utilities, taxes, economic development and other civic matters. The mayor and city council work together to ensure the best interests of the community are met. The community also benefits from a variety of local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club which provide additional support for the area. While there may not be any local political candidates running in this upcoming election, it is still important to stay informed on current issues that could impact Eagle Lake's future.
The political climate in Zip 77434 (Eagle Lake, TX) is strongly conservative.
Colorado County, TX is very conservative. In Colorado County, TX 24.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Colorado county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.9% to 24.3%.
Colorado county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 77434 (Eagle Lake, TX) is strongly conservative.
Eagle Lake, Texas is strongly conservative.
Colorado County, Texas is very conservative.
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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.
Eagle Lake, 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 77434 (Eagle Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 180 contributions totaling $4,857 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $7,801 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)