The politics in 79111 Amarillo, TX are dominated by Republican candidates. A major issue that affects the area is the local economy and how it can be improved. The main goal of local politicians in this area is to create jobs and improve quality of life for those living in 79111 Amarillo, TX. They strive to do this through investments in infrastructure projects, as well as increasing access to education and healthcare. In addition, there has been a recent push towards creating incentives for businesses to move to the area, as well as developing new ways for residents to save on taxes. Overall, political candidates in this area have worked hard to ensure that 79111 Amarillo remains a vibrant and prosperous place for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 79111 (Amarillo, TX) is strongly 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 79111 (Amarillo, TX) is strongly conservative.
Amarillo, Texas is strongly 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 79111 (Amarillo)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)