The Athens, TX Metro Area is currently served by an elected mayor and city council, who oversee the day-to-day operations of the city. Local politics in Athens focus on issues such as infrastructure development, public safety, economic development, and quality of life. The city is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for its residents. They strive to create a vibrant business climate that provides employment opportunities while preserving the area's unique culture and history. Residents are encouraged to participate in local government through voting in elections and attending public meetings. Athens has been recognized for its commitment to public service and creating a community where everyone feels welcome and respected.
The political climate in Athens Metro Area is very conservative.
In Athens Metro Area 19.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Athens metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 19.4%.
The Athens metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Athens 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.
Athens, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Athens Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 765 contributions totaling $68,598 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,226 contributions totaling $255,376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)