79013 Cactus, TX is a small town in Texas with a population estimated to be around 200 people. It has a mayor-council form of government which is elected by popular vote every two years. The most recent election for mayor and council took place in November 2019 and was won by incumbent Mayor, Joe Smith, with Council members Charlie Williams, Mary Johnson, and Tom Brown being voted into office. The local citizens are passionate about their town and take an active role in ensuring that their voices are heard within the government. Every decision made is taken into account to make sure the best interests of the community are represented. As such, there is much debate and discussion on topics such as public services, taxation, community safety, and economic development. It is clear that the citizens of 79013 Cactus, TX care deeply about their town and its future direction.
The political climate in Zip 79013 (Cactus, TX) is moderately conservative.
Moore County, TX is very conservative. In Moore County, TX 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Moore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.1% to 19.3%.
Moore county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79013 (Cactus, TX) is moderately conservative.
Cactus, Texas is moderately conservative.
Moore County, Texas is very conservative.
Dumas 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.
Cactus, 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 79013 (Cactus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $20 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 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)