The politics in Amargosa, TX are mainly focused on local issues that affect the citizens of the city. These range from taxes to infrastructure and public safety. The local elections are a great way for citizens to get involved and voice their opinion on how they want the city to move forward. There are usually several candidates running for various positions ranging from mayor to council member. Each candidate brings a unique set of ideas and values that they hope to bring to Amargosa,TX if elected. The people of Amargosa have a say in who they would like to see as their leaders, and they have an opportunity to make sure the voices of all citizens are heard in the political decision-making process.
The political climate in Amargosa, TX is somewhat conservative.
Jim Wells County, TX is somewhat conservative. In Jim Wells County, TX 44.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jim Wells county flipped moderately Republican, 54.5% to 44.8%.
Jim Wells county flipped Republican afer voting Democratic in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Amargosa, TX is somewhat conservative.
Jim Wells County, Texas is somewhat conservative.
Alice Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Amargosa, Texas: D d D D D 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 Amargosa, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 103 contributions totaling $18,082 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 171 contributions totaling $29,343 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)