The politics in 79106 Amarillo, TX are significantly shaped by the population of the area. As of the 2010 census, nearly 80,000 people called 79106 Amarillo home. This diverse community is represented by local elected officials who work to ensure that their constituents are heard and their concerns are addressed. Some of these local politicians include United States Representatives Mac Thornberry and Jodey Arrington, Texas State Senator Charles Perry, Texas State Representative Four Price, Randall County Commissioner Bob Karrh, Potter County Commissioner H.R. Kelly and Randall County Judge Ernie Houdashell. Each politician serves a specific role in representing the citizens of 79106 Amarillo as they work together to develop policies that benefit their community.
The political climate in Zip 79106 (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 79106 (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 79106 (Amarillo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 691 contributions totaling $52,579 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 448 contributions totaling $147,260 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $329 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)