West Odessa, TX is a small community in Ector County located just outside of the city of Odessa. This area has experienced significant population growth in recent years and is home to many diverse people. The local political landscape is reflective of this diversity, with politicians from both major parties as well as candidates from smaller parties campaigning for office every election cycle. Voters in West Odessa have the opportunity to choose from a variety of candidates who bring different points of view and policy priorities to the table. In general, local politics in West Odessa tend to be focused on economic development and providing support to local businesses. Additionally, there are strong advocates for education reform and healthcare reform in the area. Ultimately, regardless of one's political affiliation or views on specific issues, all residents can agree that they want what's best for their community and its citizens.
The political climate in West Odessa, TX is moderately conservative.
Ector County, TX is very conservative. In Ector County, TX 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ector county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.3% to 25.5%.
Ector county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Odessa, TX is moderately conservative.
Ector County, Texas is very conservative.
Odessa Metro Area 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.
West Odessa, 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 West Odessa, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 700 contributions totaling $42,651 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 320 contributions totaling $63,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)