Dumas, TX is a small town in the northern part of Texas located near Amarillo. It is a mostly rural area with a population of around 15,400 people. The politics in Dumas are generally conservative and lean heavily towards Republican views. Local elections see candidates from both parties vying for positions on the city council or mayor, but it is usually the Republican candidate who wins out due to the large number of conservative voters in the area. The town has had several mayors over the years that have held office for many consecutive terms due to their successful campaigns and promised improvements within the community. There are also numerous political events throughout each year to discuss current issues facing Dumas and its citizens.
The political climate in Dumas, TX is moderately conservative.
Moore County, TX is very conservative. In Moore County, TX 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Moore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.1% to 19.3%.
Moore county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dumas, TX is moderately conservative.
Moore County, Texas is very conservative.
Dumas 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.
Dumas, 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 Dumas, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $16,391 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $21,374 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)