Dimmitt, TX is a small town in the Texas Panhandle region. It has a strong sense of community and has a unique political landscape. Dimmitt is known for its conservative values and many of its local politicians are Republicans who hold traditional views on issues such as gun rights, abortion, and immigration. There are also Democratic candidates in Dimmitt who have recently become more active in the political scene, advocating for progressive policies and challenging the Republican-dominated status quo. Most recently, they have supported initiatives to increase access to healthcare while preserving fiscal responsibility. The people of Dimmitt value their independence and take pride in being able to make their own decisions when it comes to politics, regardless of party affiliation.
The political climate in Dimmitt, TX is somewhat conservative.
Castro County, TX is very conservative. In Castro County, TX 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Castro county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 22.4%.
Castro county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dimmitt, TX is somewhat conservative.
Castro County, Texas 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.
Dimmitt, 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 Dimmitt, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $2,108 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $6,316 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)