Hutchinson County is located in the Texas Panhandle region of the state and is a small rural county with a population of about 22,000 people. It is largely an agricultural area, with many farms and ranches in the county. Politically, Hutchinson County leans conservative as evidenced by its voting record, which has favored Republican candidates for president and other statewide offices over the past few elections. With no major city located within the county's boundaries, local politics are largely focused on issues related to agriculture, ranching, education and economic development. There are several local elected officials who serve on various boards and commissions throughout the county. They strive to meet the needs of their constituents while at the same time being mindful of budgetary constraints. The citizens of Hutchinson County take pride in their rural roots and seek to ensure that it remains a great place to live and work for generations to come.
The political climate in Hutchinson County, TX is very conservative.
In Hutchinson County, TX 11.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hutchinson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.6% to 11.0%.
Hutchinson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hutchinson County, TX is very conservative.
Borger 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.
Hutchinson, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Hutchinson County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $1,717 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $19,961 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)