Taylor, TX County is a vibrant and diverse political landscape with many different local issues and perspectives being represented. With the 2020 election season being especially active, many of the people of Taylor are engaging in local political conversations and activities. From talking about current events to discussing which candidate or policy would best serve the county, these discussions have been ongoing for months now. A number of candidates have put their names in the running for positions at the local level, offering different visions for Taylor's future. These candidates represent a variety of parties and platforms, giving citizens plenty of options when it comes to choosing who will best represent them in office. With so much activity and engagement going on in Taylor County's political landscape, it is sure to be an exciting year full of surprises!
The political climate in Taylor County, TX is very conservative.
In Taylor County, TX 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 26.5%.
Taylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Taylor County, TX is very conservative.
Abilene 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.
Taylor, 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 Taylor County, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,457 contributions totaling $160,786 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,394 contributions totaling $961,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $402 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)