The politics in the Amarillo, TX Metro Area are largely dominated by the Republican Party. Every member of the Texas state delegation is currently a Republican, and most offices at the local level are held by Republicans as well. There have been several recent elections that have seen an increase in Democratic support, but it has yet to be seen if this will be enough to make any meaningful changes in representing the interests of all citizens in the area. Most of the local political issues relate to economic development and infrastructure improvements, with a focus on creating more jobs and increasing educational opportunities for residents. While not always successful, these efforts demonstrate a commitment from both sides of the aisle to ensure that Amarillo remains a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Amarillo Metro Area is very conservative.
In Amarillo Metro Area 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Amarillo metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.6% to 23.7%.
The Amarillo metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Amarillo, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Amarillo Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,237 contributions totaling $280,461 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,607 contributions totaling $1,859,701 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $332 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)