Childress, TX 79201 is a small city located in the northwest corner of Texas. It is home to just over 4,900 people, with a median age of 42 years old and an average household income of around $38,000. The town has a strong sense of community and is known for its friendly atmosphere and welcoming attitude. Politics in Childress are primarily driven by local issues such as public safety, education, economic development, and infrastructure. The City Council consists of five members elected at large who serve two-year terms. Each Council member is responsible for representing the interests of their constituents when making decisions about how the city should be run. The Mayor leads the City Council and serves as a tie breaker on any votes that are split evenly among the members. While there is no specific political party affiliation for any candidates running for office in Childress, residents typically vote for candidates whose views most closely align with their own values and beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 79201 (Childress, TX) is strongly conservative.
Childress County, TX is very conservative. In Childress County, TX 13.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Childress county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.3% to 13.6%.
Childress county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79201 (Childress, TX) is strongly conservative.
Childress, Texas is strongly conservative.
Childress County, Texas is very conservative.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Childress, 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 79201 (Childress)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $891 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $15,297 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)