Ector County, Texas is an important area for local politics. The county seat is located in the city of Odessa and it contains a vibrant mix of residents with varied opinions and perspectives. The people of Ector County participate actively in the political process by electing local representatives to serve them at all levels of government. During election season, candidates work hard to secure the vote of their constituents on a variety of topics including economic development, infrastructure improvements, education reforms, public safety initiatives and more. Issues such as these are discussed in debates among candidates to ensure that the best interests of the people are represented in their elected officials’ decisions. Residents can also stay involved and informed about upcoming elections by attending town hall meetings or reading up on issues through local newspapers or websites. Through this kind of activism, the citizens of Ector County have a powerful voice in determining who will represent them and how their tax dollars are used.
The political climate in 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
Ector County, TX 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.
Ector, 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 Ector County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,440 contributions totaling $176,302 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,022 contributions totaling $1,238,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $613 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)