The town of Hugo, Oklahoma is located in Choctaw County and has a strong sense of community. As the county seat, Hugo serves as the hub for government and politics in the area. The current mayor is Tom Carper who was elected in 2019. He leads a city council made up of five members, all dedicated to making Hugo a better place to live. There are also many local organizations that promote community involvement in politics such as the Choctaw County Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Choctaw County. These organizations help ensure that everyone in Hugo stays informed about local political issues and can come together to make sure their voices are heard. Civic engagement is an important part of life in Hugo, and it’s clear that residents here are passionate about making sure their leaders represent them accurately and fairly.
The political climate in Hugo, OK is moderately conservative.
Choctaw County, OK is very conservative. In Choctaw County, OK 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Choctaw county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.6% to 18.6%.
Choctaw county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hugo, OK is moderately conservative.
Choctaw 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.
Hugo, Oklahoma: d 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 Hugo, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $5,825 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $4,904 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)