The city of 79110 Amarillo, TX is a vibrant and bustling hub of activity in the Texas panhandle. Located on the plains, Amarillo is home to over 200,000 people who enjoy its dry climate, diverse economy, and rich culture. Politics in 79110 Amarillo, TX are heavily influenced by the state government as well as local officials. The Republican party has held sway for many years but more recently, Democratic candidates are gaining ground in Amarillo’s mayoral elections. Local political issues focus on economic growth and job creation as well as crime prevention and public safety initiatives. Interestingly, there have been several attempts by citizens to push for initiatives like increasing renewable energy use or making voting easier for all residents in the area. These efforts have been supported by both parties and a number of non-partisan groups that are looking to create a better future for everyone living in 79110 Amarillo, TX.
The political climate in Zip 79110 (Amarillo, TX) is strongly conservative.
Randall County, TX is very conservative. In Randall County, TX 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Randall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 19.8%.
Randall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79110 (Amarillo, TX) is strongly conservative.
Amarillo, Texas is strongly conservative.
Randall 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 79110 (Amarillo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 405 contributions totaling $9,479 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $27,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)