Abilene, TX 79607 is a small but vibrant city located in West Texas. It has an active political scene which is largely dominated by the Republican party. There are several elected officials that represent 79607 including State Representatives Stan Lambert and Susan King, as well as U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington and Senator John Cornyn. The City of Abilene also has a Mayor, Anthony Williams, who is determined to bring positive change to the community through initiatives such as infrastructure investment, economic development, and public safety reforms. While the Republican party dominates the political landscape of Abilene, there are also many individuals and organizations devoted to promoting progressive causes in the city. These groups work hard to promote civil rights for all citizens regardless of race or gender, advocate for sustainable energy policies, and strive to ensure that local government remains accountable to its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 79607 (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 79607 (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 79607 (Abilene)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)