79606 Abilene, TX is located in the heart of Texas and is known for its friendly people and small-town charm. The city has a council-manager form of government, with an elected mayor and six city council members. The mayor is responsible for setting the city's policy direction, while the council members serve as legislative representatives of the people’s interests. They are responsible for approving ordinances, enacting legislation, and representing their constituents within the government structure. In addition to overseeing local governmental operations, the mayor also serves as the chairperson of several boards such as Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and Citizen Budget Review Committee. Elected officials are held accountable by their constituents through regular elections. Abilene is proud to have a strong history of citizen involvement in civic affairs; this includes attending public meetings, participating in community activities, or volunteering on city boards or commissions. As a result, 79606 Abilene has become an even better place to live and work in recent years.
The political climate in Zip 79606 (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 79606 (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 79606 (Abilene)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 250 contributions totaling $20,246 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 663 contributions totaling $106,234 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)