Odessa, TX is located in Ector County and is part of Texas's Congressional District 11. The city has a population of around 119,000 people and a diverse mix of cultures that makes up the local community. The politics in 79763 Odessa, TX are centered around issues such as public safety, economic development, and quality of life. In recent elections, residents have voted for candidates who support these initiatives and prioritize fiscal responsibility. Local politicians have worked to create job opportunities for citizens through different initiatives such as business incubators and educational programs. Additionally, many efforts have been taken to ensure public safety is maintained throughout the city by providing additional resources such as police officers and emergency responders. These efforts have helped to reduce crime rates in Odessa and improve its overall quality of life.
The political climate in Zip 79763 (Odessa, TX) is moderately conservative.
Ector County, TX is very conservative. In Ector County, TX 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ector county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.3% to 25.5%.
Ector county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79763 (Odessa, TX) is moderately conservative.
Odessa, Texas is moderately conservative.
Ector County, Texas is very conservative.
Odessa 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.
Odessa, 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 79763 (Odessa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 354 contributions totaling $36,743 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 159 contributions totaling $38,683 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)