Clayton, OK is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. It is nestled in the foothills of Eastern Oklahoma and has been part of the state since the early 19th century. The politics in Clayton, OK are centered around local issues that directly affect its citizens. The Mayor and City Council members are both elected positions in which local residents can participate by voting each election cycle. Local candidates typically focus on topics that include public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and environmental protection. Local politicians also strive to keep taxes low for their constituents while still providing quality public services like water and sewer systems as well as recreational opportunities within the city limits.
The political climate in Clayton, OK is moderately conservative.
Pushmataha County, OK is very conservative. In Pushmataha County, OK 14.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pushmataha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.7% to 14.1%.
Pushmataha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clayton, OK is moderately conservative.
Pushmataha 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.
Clayton, 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 Clayton, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $3,916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $10,652 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)