Oldham County, located in the Texas Panhandle, is a small county that has seen rapid growth in recent years. Known for its ranching and farming roots, its economy now relies on energy production, tourism, and agricultural services as well. While it is a rural area with a population of about 2,000 people, Oldham County still has an active political scene. The county is served by five local elected officials: County Judge-Executive, Sheriff/Tax Collector/Assessor, Justice of the Peace Precincts 1 and 2, Constable Precincts 1 and 2, and Commissioner Precincts 1 through 4. These officials are responsible for setting the county's budget and enacting local laws to maintain order within the county. They also serve as liaisons between Oldham County and other governmental bodies to ensure that Oldham County receives necessary resources from state or federal governments. In addition to these local elected officials, Oldham County also sends representatives to the state Senate and House of Representatives in Austin. These representatives are tasked with advocating on behalf of the citizens of Oldham County at the state level so that their voices can be heard in state government decisions that affect them directly.
The political climate in Oldham County, TX is very conservative.
In Oldham County, TX 8.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oldham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.9% to 8.0%.
Oldham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oldham County, TX 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.
Oldham, 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 Oldham County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 168 contributions totaling $30,604 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)