Carney, Oklahoma is a small town with a population of just over 800 people. Despite its small size, Carney's citizens are still interested in local politics and take active roles in the community. The town is governed by a mayor and five members of the City Council who are elected every four years. Recent elections have been hotly contested with many candidates vying for the positions on the council. Residents participate in party caucuses, debates, and candidate forums to ensure they make informed decisions when casting their vote. Community members come out in large numbers to show support for their preferred candidate during election season. Local politics in Carney is an important part of life in this small town and plays a significant role in shaping the future of its community.
The political climate in Carney, OK is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, OK is very conservative. In Lincoln County, OK 17.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 17.5%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carney, OK is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Oklahoma City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Carney, 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 Carney, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $4,244 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $60 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)