Marathon, Texas is a small town located in West Texas. It has a rich history rooted in ranching and mining that continues to shape the community today. Although Marathon itself does not have any local political candidates or parties, there is still a presence of politics within the city. The county elected officials make decisions that affect residents of the town, such as regulations on land use, taxation rates, and infrastructure investments. Additionally, state and federal representatives have an impact on Marathon's economic growth and quality of life. While the town is not likely to be at the forefront of major national political issues, it is important for residents to stay informed about the policies that can affect their daily lives.
The political climate in Marathon, TX is somewhat conservative.
Brewster County, TX is leaning conservative. In Brewster County, TX 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brewster county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.8%.
Brewster county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marathon, TX is somewhat conservative.
Brewster County, Texas is leaning 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.
Marathon, Texas: R r d 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 Marathon, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $522 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $10,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)