The politics in Olton, TX are heavily influenced by the small-town values of its residents. The local government is committed to upholding community values and promoting public safety and health. Residents have a strong sense of civic pride and take actively part in local elections. In recent years, there has been a focus on improving infrastructure and supporting businesses within the city. Local political candidates often make promises to invest in better roads, more accessible health care, and improved educational opportunities for all citizens of Olton, TX.
The political climate in Olton, TX is moderately conservative.
Lamb County, TX is very conservative. In Lamb County, TX 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lamb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 19.0%.
Lamb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Olton, TX is moderately conservative.
Lamb 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.
Olton, 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 Olton, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $1,875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)