Odessa, TX is a city located in Ector County of Texas. It has a small town feel with big city amenities, and is known for its friendly people and family-oriented atmosphere. As the county seat of Ector County, Odessa takes an active role in local politics. It is represented at the Federal level by U.S. Representative Mike Conaway and State Senator Kel Seliger. Furthermore, the City Council consists of seven members who have been elected to two-year terms by citizens of Odessa. They work together to make decisions that affect all aspects of life within the community, from public safety to economic development initiatives. Additionally, several other offices are filled through election processes such as Mayor Pro-Tem, City Clerk and Treasurer, Municipal Court Judge, etc., ensuring that the citizens have a say in their government and how it is run.
The political climate in Odessa, TX is moderately conservative.
Ector County, TX is very conservative. In Ector County, TX 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ector county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.3% to 25.5%.
Ector county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Odessa, TX is moderately conservative.
Ector County, Texas is very conservative.
Odessa 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.
Odessa, 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 Odessa, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,472 contributions totaling $289,868 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,523 contributions totaling $2,541,436 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $562 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)