Abilene, Texas is a vibrant city with a strong political presence. Home to many civic organizations and advocacy groups, Abilene is well-known for its active political atmosphere. A variety of local, state, and national candidates are represented in the local elections that occur every year. From positions on City Council to members of state legislature, Abilene has elected officials from all political affiliations who work hard to bring positive change to the community. During election season, the streets of Abilene become alive with passionate campaigners trying to sway the locals’ vote with their platform and message. It is clear that Abilene takes politics seriously and is dedicated to protecting its citizens’ rights while continuing to make progress on important issues.
The political climate in Abilene, TX is moderately conservative.
Taylor County, TX is very conservative. In Taylor County, TX 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 26.5%.
Taylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Abilene, TX is moderately conservative.
Taylor County, Texas is very conservative.
Abilene 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.
Abilene, 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 Abilene, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,565 contributions totaling $154,657 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,572 contributions totaling $1,382,189 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $537 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)