Guthrie, Oklahoma is a small town in the heart of Oklahoma with a population of just under 10,000 people. The politics in Guthrie are quite diverse and can often be contentious. The town has two major parties that residents align themselves with; the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Local elections for mayor and city council members are held every two years, with candidates from both parties running for office. Issues that receive attention typically relate to infrastructure, economic development, public safety, education, and utilities. Residents often attend debates or other campaign events to learn more about the candidates on the ballot each election cycle. Each party works hard to get their message out to voters in hopes of gaining support during elections. Ultimately it is up to Guthrie’s citizens to choose who they think is best suited for office come Election Day.
The political climate in Guthrie, OK is moderately conservative.
Logan County, OK is very conservative. In Logan County, OK 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 25.3%.
Logan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Guthrie, OK is moderately conservative.
Logan 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.
Guthrie, 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 Guthrie, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,077 contributions totaling $290,298 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,606 contributions totaling $607,089 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $378 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)