Buffalo Gap, TX is a small town located in Taylor County, Texas. It has a vibrant political culture with many active local candidates and organizations that are engaged in local issues. The Democratic and Republican parties both have established presences in the town, though the Democratic Party generally has higher voter turnout due to the county’s large number of registered Democrats. On any given election day, you can find candidates for local offices including mayor, city council, school board, and county commissioner at polling places across Buffalo Gap. Local activists and organizations are dedicated to ensuring that all citizens have their voices heard in government decisions by participating in events such as candidate forums and debates. In addition to local elections, state and federal government officials regularly visit Buffalo Gap to update citizens on current topics of interest and get feedback from the community.
The political climate in Buffalo Gap, TX is strongly conservative.
Taylor County, TX is very conservative. In Taylor County, TX 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 26.5%.
Taylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buffalo Gap, TX is strongly conservative.
Taylor County, Texas is very conservative.
Abilene 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.
Buffalo Gap, 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 Buffalo Gap, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $3,415 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)