Irion County, Texas is a vibrant community with an active political landscape. The political system in the county is based on the representative democracy of the United States, which allows citizens to have their voices heard through elected officials. Each precinct within Irion County elects one member to serve as its representative in the county government. These representatives then work together to create and pass legislation that affects all aspects of life within the county. In addition, Irion County has a strong presence in state politics, as many elected state officials come from this area. People living in Irion County take pride in their community and actively participate in campaigns for local candidates running for office, making sure their voices are heard on issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in Irion County, TX is very conservative.
In Irion County, TX 13.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Irion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.4% to 13.5%.
Irion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Irion County, TX is very conservative.
San Angelo 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.
Irion, 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 Irion County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 441 contributions totaling $12,555 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $31,320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $407 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)