Abernathy, TX is a small town in the United States, located in the state of Texas. Despite it being a relatively small town, it still has its own politics that are important to its citizens. The political atmosphere of Abernathy is one of conservative values and traditional beliefs. The local political scene involves many issues related to taxation, education, public safety and economic development. Political candidates for positions such as mayor, county commissioner and school board trustees typically run on platforms of fiscal responsibility and maintaining the values that make up Abernathy's culture and identity. Local elections are often well attended by voters who take their civic duty seriously. While there may be some disagreements amongst citizens on issues concerning politics in Abernathy, overall there is a great deal of respect for each other's opinions and views.
The political climate in Abernathy, TX is moderately conservative.
Hale County, TX is very conservative. In Hale County, TX 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.9% to 23.8%.
Hale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Abernathy, TX is moderately conservative.
Hale County, Texas is very conservative.
Plainview 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.
Abernathy, 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 Abernathy, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $18,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $377 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)