79016 Canyon, TX is a small rural town located in the Panhandle region of Texas. Politically, the town is largely conservative and has been represented in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican candidates for many years. The Town Council includes five members elected at-large to serve two-year terms. The Town Mayor is chosen among the five council members and serves a two-year term as well. Although not as populous as some larger cities, 79016 Canyon, TX makes sure that their local politics are taken seriously. Elections for mayor and council are held every two years with candidates campaigning on a variety of topics important to local citizens such as public safety and economic development. Regardless of who wins office, residents can rest assured that their voices will be heard and their views respected in the political process.
The political climate in Zip 79016 (Canyon, TX) is moderately 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 79016 (Canyon, TX) is moderately conservative.
Canyon, Texas is moderately 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.
Canyon, 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 79016 (Canyon)
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)