Where the Progressives Are
We all know Travis is the Lone Ranger in bucking the oppressive political trends of late in Texas. Lucky us, but where are our friends? K-T’s latest post at the BOR is a round up of the Top 10 county Prop 2 results and turnout.
Interestingly, Brewster County, where St. Rep. Pete Gallego is stationed in Alpine, came in third of the counties going against 2. Gallego voted for HJR6 on the floor before he voted against it.
Statement of Vote:
I was shown voting yes on Record No. 395. I intended to vote no.
Gallego’s district comprises not just Alpine, but larger parts of Uvalde and Del Rio which voted for Prop 2 overwhelmingly. What did Gallego do? He used Save Texas Marriage’s message while arguing against it on the floor. Smart politics? Someone once said he could make Gallego Governor.
The BOR list also mentions Bexar who came in seventh. Woo hoo. From my poor number crunching:
- 57 precincts (out of 680 something) went against Prop 2 by 50% or more.
- Another 51 went 40%+.
- Of the top 10 precincts, 8 were in City Council District 1 which is 69% Hispanic and represented by St. Rep. Mike Villarreal and Sen. Leticia Van De Putte (both voted nay on the floor).
From Pink Lady:
Villarreal: “I believe in the institution of marriage so much that I believe we should encourage it. It’s a blessing. If there are two adults willing to make a long-term commitment, they should be allowed to do so.”
These same precincts also went 53%+ Kerry in ‘04.
November 11th, 2005 at 1:49 am
I’ve been too lazy to go to downtown Houston to find the Harris County precinct-by-precinct numbers for the local races. I haven’t seen them posted online. We’ve got a couple of interesting run-offs.
I do know Harris County had Hispanics and African Americans voting overwhelmingly for Prop 2. In some areas, more than in Republican areas.
The run-offs are going to be very interesting.
November 11th, 2005 at 9:49 am
some intriguing results in heavily hispanic and african-american travis county precincts as well.
a few were quite close (passing prop 2 by 55-45) and a few in exact reverse (against by 55-45).
interestingly, my two adjacent precincts (travis heights and bouldin creek) went 92% AGAINST prop 2 with a 35% turnout. i wonder if we were highest in the state?
bouldin has a significant latino population in a mix of young hippies, artists, writers, yupsters, and old-timer families.
White: 46.5%
Hispanic: 40.7%
Black: 9.2%
we GOTV’ed this area, but i wonder who actually went to vote??
November 13th, 2005 at 11:42 pm
I’m new to this community. I really enjoy reading your comments. There are alot of good and vitally important messages in this blog. Thank you for taking action and building it.
November 14th, 2005 at 9:02 am
Thank you, Angela and hope to see you at this tuesday’s meetup.
LV
November 14th, 2005 at 11:36 am
Yes, thanks Angela.
November 14th, 2005 at 11:22 pm
Hmm, let me guess those 8 in District 1, Villarreal’s district, and Van De Putte’s district: The two in Monte Vista, King William and a couple of precincts around there, Tobin Hills area, the Riverside(?) neighborhood association (near Brack.. park), and one more.
As an aside, I just went to State Sen. Van De Putte’s new district office grand opening… swanky.