Durant, Oklahoma is located in Bryan County and is a part of the Choctaw Nation. The city serves as the county seat and is home to over 16,000 people who enjoy the close proximity to Lake Texoma. As with any municipality, Durant has its own local political system. The elected officials of Durant are responsible for ensuring that their constituents have access to resources such as safe neighborhoods, quality healthcare and education, and details on local events and attractions. Mayor Jerry Tomlinson was elected in 2018 following the retirement of long-term mayor Deryl Golden. Other members of the City Council include William \"Bill\" Haffey, Jody Broaddus, David Kallenberger, Kevin McKenzie, Buford Powell, Joel Whitehead Jr., and Chris Wright. Together they work to ensure that all citizens are afforded the same rights and privileges regardless of race or gender.
The political climate in Durant, OK is moderately conservative.
Bryan County, OK is very conservative. In Bryan County, OK 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bryan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 20.8%.
Bryan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Durant, OK is moderately conservative.
Bryan County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Durant 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.
Durant, 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 Durant, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 427 contributions totaling $52,616 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 210 contributions totaling $74,385 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $354 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)