Amarillo, TX is a city located in the heart of the Texas panhandle and has an estimated population of 200,000 people. The city is known for its vibrant political scene and is home to many state representatives who serve the 79121 district. Local politics are heavily influenced by the Texas Republican Party, which holds majority control over many local decisions including education, infrastructure spending, and taxation policy. Voters in Amarillo can take part in elections at both the local and state levels to ensure their voices are heard. At the local level, Amarillo residents can vote on candidates for mayor or city council members, while at the state level they can vote on issues such as highway construction or tax increases. Residents of 79121 Amarillo have a responsibility to stay informed on current affairs and participate in politics whenever possible so that their opinions are taken into consideration when making important decisions about their hometown.
The political climate in Zip 79121 (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 79121 (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 79121 (Amarillo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 305 contributions totaling $25,340 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 404 contributions totaling $77,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)