The politics in the 79602 Abilene, TX area are largely based on traditional conservative values. Locally elected officials focus primarily on economic development, reducing taxes, and improving public safety. Issues such as education and health care are often associated with broader state and national issues. Local representatives have made strides in recent years to reduce crime, improve infrastructure, and create more job opportunities for residents. Additionally, elected officials have emphasized the importance of supporting small businesses in order to increase the economic vitality of the area. Although not directly related to local politics, Abilene’s close proximity to Austin has allowed it to benefit from developments in technology and industry that are positively impacting the region. As a result, politicians in this area focus on ensuring that the community is able to reap the benefits from these advances while maintaining its unique culture and heritage.
The political climate in Zip 79602 (Abilene, TX) is strongly conservative.
Taylor County, TX is very conservative. In Taylor County, TX 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 26.5%.
Taylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79602 (Abilene, TX) is strongly conservative.
Abilene, Texas is strongly conservative.
Taylor County, Texas is very conservative.
Abilene 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.
Abilene, 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 79602 (Abilene)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $26,742 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 370 contributions totaling $76,831 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)