The politics in 79007 Borger, TX are currently governed by the Hutchinson County Judge and Commissioners. The county judge is Andrew Havins, who was elected in 2018. The commissioners are Karl Gillespie, Jason Maytubby, and Robert Jones. All three were elected in 2020. In 79007 Borger, TX there are various political organizations that work to support the local government and its citizens. These include the BORGER CIVIC CLUB which works to enhance the quality of life for all citizens through educational opportunities and community involvement. There is also a local chapter of the Republican National Committee that works to promote conservative values and reduce government regulation in Hutchinson County. Finally, there is an active chapter of Democrats Abroad which encourages people to get involved in local politics regardless of party affiliation.
The political climate in Zip 79007 (Borger, TX) is strongly conservative.
Hutchinson County, TX is very conservative. In Hutchinson County, TX 11.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hutchinson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.6% to 11.0%.
Hutchinson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79007 (Borger, TX) is strongly conservative.
Borger, Texas is strongly conservative.
Hutchinson County, Texas is very conservative.
Borger 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.
Borger, 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 79007 (Borger)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $1,192 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $8,816 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)