The town of Grove, OK is a small rural community located in the northeastern part of the state. As with most smaller towns, local politics are important to its citizens as it affects their everyday lives. The city has a mayor and four council members who are responsible for making decisions on matters such as infrastructure, zoning and budgeting. Additionally, the town holds elections every two years for both mayor and council members. These elected officials are accountable to the people of Grove through attending public meetings and engaging in dialogues with citizens about their concerns. Furthermore, local organizations such as chambers of commerce often provide forums for candidates to participate in debates and discuss their plans for the upcoming term. This provides an opportunity for citizens to become more informed about local political issues which can help them make educated decisions when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Grove, OK is strongly conservative.
Delaware County, OK is very conservative. In Delaware County, OK 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.1%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grove, OK is strongly conservative.
Delaware County, Oklahoma 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.
Grove, 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 Grove, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $17,467 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 199 contributions totaling $29,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)