The city of Lubbock, TX (79416) is a politically active area that is home to people from a wide variety of backgrounds. The local candidates running for office in the area have varied experiences and beliefs about how the city should be run. Currently, the Mayor of Lubbock is Dan Pope, who was elected in 2018 and has been a leader in bringing new businesses to the city as well as promoting economic development. He has also worked to improve infrastructure and public services for citizens living in Lubbock. Additionally, the City Council consists of nine members who are responsible for setting policies that will benefit all citizens living within their district. Furthermore, the county government is comprised of several Commissioners who oversee day-to-day operations including budgeting, taxation, and land use policies. In addition to these officials, there are many other ways for residents to participate in politics around 79416 such as voting in local elections or actively engaging with their representatives on issues they care about.
The political climate in Zip 79416 (Lubbock, TX) is moderately conservative.
Lubbock County, TX is very conservative. In Lubbock County, TX 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lubbock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 33.1%.
Lubbock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79416 (Lubbock, TX) is moderately conservative.
Lubbock, Texas is moderately conservative.
Lubbock County, Texas is very conservative.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 79416 (Lubbock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 655 contributions totaling $68,218 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 657 contributions totaling $212,018 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)