79034 Follett, TX is a small rural town in Lipscomb County, Texas. It has a strong sense of community and takes great pride in its local politics. The town is served by the City Council of Follett, which consists of five elected members who serve two-year terms. The Council meets regularly to discuss issues such as land use, taxation, and public safety initiatives. In addition to this, there are several local organizations in the area that are dedicated to improving the quality of life for the residents of 79034 Follett, TX. These organizations work hard to maintain an active voice within their community and advocate for good governance and responsible leadership from their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 79034 (Follett, TX) is strongly conservative.
Lipscomb County, TX is very conservative. In Lipscomb County, TX 9.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lipscomb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.1% to 9.7%.
Lipscomb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79034 (Follett, TX) is strongly conservative.
Follett, Texas is strongly conservative.
Lipscomb County, Texas is very conservative.
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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.
Follett, 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 79034 (Follett)
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 7 contributions totaling $950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)