Plainview, TX is a small city located in the Texas Panhandle with a population of approximately 22,000 people. The local political scene is primarily dominated by the Republican party, with a few candidates from the Democratic party vying for office. Local elections are usually held every two years and cover a variety of issues that affect the citizens of Plainview. The City Council is responsible for administering city services and setting policy on matters such as taxation, zoning, and infrastructure. Additionally, state representatives are elected each year to represent Plainview in the Texas legislature. In recent years, Plainview has seen an influx of new businesses and residents due to its convenient location and easy access to major highways. As such, many candidates have focused their platforms on improving economic development and creating more jobs for the community. With a diverse population consisting of residents from all walks of life, local politics in Plainview is often contentious yet ultimately reflective of the values held by its citizens.
The political climate in Plainview, TX is somewhat conservative.
Hale County, TX is very conservative. In Hale County, TX 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.9% to 23.8%.
Hale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plainview, TX is somewhat conservative.
Hale County, Texas is very conservative.
Plainview 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.
Plainview, 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 Plainview, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $3,626 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 324 contributions totaling $114,571 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $354 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)