Duncan, Oklahoma is a small city located in Stephens County. It has a long history of political participation, with many residents engaging in local elections. The city is represented by the state's Republican representatives and senators as well as members of the Stephens County Commission and Duncan City Council. Residents are encouraged to remain informed on local politics and to vote in all important elections. Local newspaper and radio reports often have stories about upcoming elections or changes that could affect the city. Duncan is also home to several political organizations such as the Duncan Chamber of Commerce, local churches, and civic clubs which regularly host events related to politics or public policy. Residents can stay up-to-date on current issues through these organizations while also engaging in meaningful conversations about their community’s future needs. Participating in local politics helps keep this vibrant city running smoothly for everyone involved.
The political climate in Duncan, OK is moderately conservative.
Stephens County, OK is very conservative. In Stephens County, OK 16.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stephens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.6% to 16.6%.
Stephens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Duncan, OK is moderately conservative.
Stephens County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Duncan Metro Area is very conservative.
Oklahoma is very 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.
Duncan, Oklahoma: 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Duncan, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 932 contributions totaling $56,834 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,190 contributions totaling $476,573 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)