The politics in 79506 Blackwell, TX are largely centered on the local level, with the city council and mayor leading the area's government. The City Council is responsible for setting policy and making decisions that affect the community. Important topics discussed at their meetings include economic development, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. The mayor is responsible for overseeing the city's operations and works closely with the City Council to make sure that their decisions are implemented effectively. Local elections are held every two years to elect representatives to serve on the City Council. Residents of 79506 Blackwell, TX have a strong interest in who will be representing them in their government and take part in these elections by voting for candidates of their choice.
The political climate in Zip 79506 (Blackwell, TX) is very conservative.
Nolan County, TX is very conservative. In Nolan County, TX 21.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nolan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 21.7%.
Nolan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79506 (Blackwell, TX) is very conservative.
Blackwell, Texas is very conservative.
Nolan County, Texas is very conservative.
Sweetwater 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.
Blackwell, 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 79506 (Blackwell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)