Amarillo, TX is a city located in the heart of Texas, with a population of roughly 200,000 people. The politics in 79101 Amarillo are represented by the mayor Ginger Nelson who was elected to her first term in June 2019. She is supported by the city council which consists of six members who are all elected at-large and serve staggered terms of two-three years. The mayor and council work together to shape policy and make decisions that are best for the citizens of Amarillo. Together they strive to create an environment where residents can lead lives of prosperity and quality. They have made great strides over the past year in creating opportunities for economic development such as creating new jobs, investing in infrastructure projects, and providing better access to housing and health care for all Amarilloans. With strong representation from both sides of the political aisle, Amarillo remains a politically active city with plenty of options for those looking to engage in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 79101 (Amarillo, TX) is moderately conservative.
Potter County, TX is very conservative. In Potter County, TX 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Potter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.8%.
Potter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79101 (Amarillo, TX) is moderately conservative.
Amarillo, Texas is moderately conservative.
Potter County, Texas is very conservative.
Amarillo 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.
Amarillo, 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 79101 (Amarillo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $4,161 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 335 contributions totaling $259,968 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $776 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)