The city of 79104 Amarillo, TX is located in the northern panhandle region of Texas. The city has a small population of approximately 200,000 people and is governed by a mayor and six council members. The mayor and council are elected to serve four-year terms. The city’s political agenda is focused on creating a vibrant economy that will benefit all residents. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and public services are addressed at regular meetings held by the mayor and council. The citizens of 79104 Amarillo, TX have an active voice in local politics through attending town hall meetings and participating in community events such as marches or rallies. There are no specific local political candidates running for office in 79104 Amarillo, TX but citizens can get involved by registering to vote or volunteering with local organizations who support their cause.
The political climate in Zip 79104 (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 79104 (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 79104 (Amarillo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $491 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $5,472 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)