Amarillo, TX is the city of 79102 and is located in the northern part of Texas. It is a relatively small city with a population of about 200,000 people. Politically, Amarillo is largely considered to be a 'red' city, meaning that its citizens lean more conservative than other cities in Texas. The local political candidates in 79102 Amarillo are typically Republicans who take firm stances on issues such as taxes and gun control. However, there have been some Democratic candidates who have sought office in recent years and their presence has helped to create a more diverse range of opinions on topics related to politics. As with any election cycle, the residents of Amarillo will continue to actively participate in their local democracy by voting for their preferred candidate or issue.
The political climate in Zip 79102 (Amarillo, TX) is moderately conservative.
Potter County, TX is very conservative. In Potter County, TX 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Potter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.8%.
Potter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79102 (Amarillo, TX) is moderately conservative.
Amarillo, Texas is moderately conservative.
Potter County, Texas 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.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 79102 (Amarillo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 228 contributions totaling $13,053 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 228 contributions totaling $31,287 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)