The city of Lubbock, TX has a vibrant political landscape that is constantly changing and evolving to meet the needs of its residents. The city is represented by three different elected bodies: the Lubbock City Council, the Lubbock County Commissioner's Court, and the Texas State Legislature. Each body is responsible for making laws and regulations that are tailored to the unique needs of the citizens living in 79413. Local political candidates from both major parties often compete for these positions in an attempt to represent their constituents’ interests. Voters in 79413 can stay informed on local politics and issues by attending public meetings hosted by each body or following local media outlets that provide coverage on these matters. Additionally, civic-minded individuals can always get involved with their community through volunteering or participating in local campaigns and initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 79413 (Lubbock, TX) is moderately conservative.
Lubbock County, TX is very conservative. In Lubbock County, TX 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lubbock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 33.1%.
Lubbock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79413 (Lubbock, TX) is moderately conservative.
Lubbock, Texas is moderately conservative.
Lubbock County, Texas is very conservative.
Lubbock 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.
Lubbock, 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 79413 (Lubbock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 739 contributions totaling $38,218 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 558 contributions totaling $109,679 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)