Idalou, TX is a small town located in Lubbock County. It is home to approximately 2,000 people and its local government focuses on finding ways to improve the quality of life for all its citizens. The city council consists of five members who are elected by the citizens every two years. In addition to these members, there are also representatives from various departments that work closely with the council to ensure that policies are carried out efficiently and effectively. The current mayor of Idalou is Larry Joplin who has been in office since 2014 and he works hard to promote growth in the area through economic development initiatives such as providing incentives for businesses to move into the city. Local politics are an important part of life in Idalou and residents take an active role in voicing their concerns and opinions on issues that affect them. This helps ensure that everyone is aware of what is going on in their community so they can make informed decisions when voting or engaging in civic activities.
The political climate in Idalou, TX is moderately conservative.
Lubbock County, TX is very conservative. In Lubbock County, TX 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lubbock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 33.1%.
Lubbock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Idalou, TX is moderately conservative.
Lubbock County, Texas is very conservative.
Lubbock 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.
Idalou, 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 Idalou, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $13,659 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $650 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)