Olney, TX is a small town located in northwest Texas. The politics of Olney are largely dominated by conservative ideals and values. The town is represented at both the county and state level by local Republican representatives who work to ensure that the town's needs are met. These representatives often advocate for lower taxes, increased public safety, and improved infrastructure for the citizens of Olney. In addition to their involvement in local politics, they also take part in deciding policies at the state level. Many residents of Olney vote during elections to decide who will be their representatives and reflect their interests in the government.
The political climate in Olney, TX is moderately conservative.
Young County, TX is very conservative. In Young County, TX 12.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Young county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 12.6%.
Young county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Olney, TX is moderately conservative.
Young 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.
Olney, 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 Olney, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $8,786 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)