The Lubbock, TX Metro Area has a strong political presence in the state of Texas. With the city being home to many state-level offices and representatives, there is always something going on in terms of politics within the area. Some of these include members who have served at the House and Senate levels in the Texas Legislature, as well as various representatives for different positions such as County Judge and other positions within county government. Additionally, there are many local political action groups that focus on creating better policies and keeping citizens informed about current events in the area. Every year there are elections for local offices that allow citizens to vote on candidates who will represent their interests in politics. While population might not be included here, it is important to note that each region within this metro area is populated by people who care deeply about their community and its future.
The political climate in Lubbock Metro Area is very conservative.
In Lubbock Metro Area 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Lubbock metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 32.8%.
The Lubbock metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lubbock 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.
Lubbock, 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 Lubbock Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,732 contributions totaling $510,353 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,546 contributions totaling $1,921,268 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)