Italy, TX is a small town located in Ellis County, Texas. It has a population of just over 2,000 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and hometown feel. Politically, the town leans towards conservative views and values. Local elections are typically contested between Republican and Democrat candidates with the majority of votes going to the Republican candidate. The city council is also dominated by Republicans who typically prioritize issues related to family values, fiscal responsibility, and public safety. Mayoral elections often feature independent candidates as well, though they have had limited success in recent years. Local politics in Italy are generally focused on improving education, infrastructure, and economic development opportunities for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 76651 (Italy, TX) is strongly conservative.
Ellis County, TX is very conservative. In Ellis County, TX 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.2%.
Ellis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 76651 (Italy, TX) is strongly conservative.
Italy, Texas is strongly conservative.
Ellis County, Texas is very conservative.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Italy, 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 76651 (Italy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $3,281 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)