Skellytown, TX is a small town located in the southwestern corner of the state. It has a population of just over 1,000 people and is known for its tight-knit community feel. Politically, the town leans conservative and votes Republican in most elections. Despite its size, Skellytown still has an active political scene; local elections are held every two years to elect representatives from each district. These representatives are responsible for representing Skellytown’s interests at the state level as well as addressing local issues that may arise. This year, there will be two candidates running for the Town Council seat: Peter Jones and Michael Smith. Both candidates are committed to serving Skellytown’s best interests and have strong backgrounds in public service. The citizens of Skellytown are excitedly awaiting the election in November to find out who their next representative will be.
The political climate in Skellytown, TX is strongly conservative.
Carson County, TX is very conservative. In Carson County, TX 9.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.0% to 9.5%.
Carson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Skellytown, TX is strongly conservative.
Carson County, Texas is very conservative.
Amarillo 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.
Skellytown, 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 Skellytown, 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 9 contributions totaling $3,943 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)