The politics in 79373 Tahoka, TX are largely shaped by its small population of 2,445 people. The town is represented locally by a mayor and five city council members who work alongside the Texas state government to ensure the residents' needs are met. Every two years, the citizens of Tahoka have the opportunity to elect their mayor and city council members in order to represent their interests. In order to do this, they must be informed on the political candidates and research their records when voting. This allows them to make an educated decision about who should lead their town and provide them with the best services and opportunities available.
The political climate in Zip 79373 (Tahoka, TX) is strongly conservative.
Lynn County, TX is very conservative. In Lynn County, TX 18.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lynn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.8% to 18.7%.
Lynn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 79373 (Tahoka, TX) is strongly conservative.
Tahoka, Texas is strongly conservative.
Lynn 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.
Tahoka, 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 79373 (Tahoka)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $803 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $4,295 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)