Amarillo, Texas is located in Potter County and is part of the 79107 zip code. This area is represented by several important political figures both at the federal and state levels. The U.S. Representative in this area is Mac Thornberry, who has worked to ensure that the people of Amarillo have access to quality educational opportunities and health care services. He has also advocated for veterans’ rights and a strong economy for all hardworking Americans in the region. At the state level, Senator Kel Seliger represents Amarillo as an advocate for education, economic development, and agricultural interests in Texas. Furthermore, state representatives Four Price and John Frullo work with their colleagues to ensure that the citizens of Amarillo are well represented in Austin. These leaders strive to provide a better future for all citizens of Amarillo through their legislative efforts.
The political climate in Zip 79107 (Amarillo, TX) is moderately conservative.
Potter County, TX is very conservative. In Potter County, TX 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Potter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.8%.
Potter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79107 (Amarillo, TX) is moderately conservative.
Amarillo, Texas is moderately conservative.
Potter County, Texas is very conservative.
Amarillo 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.
Amarillo, 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 zip 79107 (Amarillo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 361 contributions totaling $18,747 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $6,239 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)