Politics in 79508 Buffalo Gap, TX are heavily influenced by the local and state government. The city is part of Taylor County and residents within the city's jurisdiction will vote for representatives at both the county and state level. Local officials work to ensure that taxes are allocated properly, schools are adequately funded, and public services are provided to citizens within the town. Elections for city council members occur every two years, as well as all other local office elections. Issues facing residents of 79508 Buffalo Gap, TX include economic growth, job creation, infrastructure development, crime reduction, and educational opportunities. Residents can stay informed on matters concerning their community by attending city council meetings or participating in various civic organizations in the area.
The political climate in Zip 79508 (Buffalo Gap, TX) is very conservative.
Taylor County, TX is very conservative. In Taylor County, TX 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 26.5%.
Taylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79508 (Buffalo Gap, TX) is very conservative.
Buffalo Gap, Texas is very conservative.
Taylor County, Texas is very conservative.
Abilene 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.
Buffalo Gap, 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 79508 (Buffalo Gap)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $3,415 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)