79039 Groom, TX is a small town nestled in the Texas Panhandle with a population of around 300 people. It is served by a mayor-council form of government, which consists of a Mayor and four Council members, all elected at-large for two-year terms. The town is actively engaged in local politics and takes pride in its commitment to ensuring that its citizens’ voices are heard and that their interests are represented. The town regularly holds elections to decide on local issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, tax measures and more. Residents have the opportunity to get involved by voting or running for office. Issues discussed often include creating or improving city amenities such as parks and playgrounds, providing better access to public transportation, and advocating for greater affordable housing opportunities. With its active political community, 79039 Groom offers citizens plenty of opportunities to weigh in on how their town should be run and shaped in the future.
The political climate in Zip 79039 (Groom, TX) is very conservative.
Carson County, TX is very conservative. In Carson County, TX 9.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.0% to 9.5%.
Carson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79039 (Groom, TX) is very conservative.
Groom, Texas is very conservative.
Carson 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.
Groom, 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 79039 (Groom)
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 5 contributions totaling $875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)