Ponca City, Oklahoma is a small city located in North Central Oklahoma. It is an important member of the Osage Nation and has a rich history of political involvement. The city government consists of a Mayor and four council members who are elected by Ponca City citizens every four years. The Mayor is the head of the municipal government, and council members are responsible for creating laws and ordinances that best serve the interests of Ponca City residents. Local businesses, organizations, schools, and non-profits all interact with local politicians to ensure their voices are heard in decisions that affect their lives. Ponca City has several vibrant political organizations, such as the Republican Club and the Democratic Party, which allow people of different ideologies to come together to discuss views on current issues. These organizations provide a platform for individuals to express their opinions before they cast their ballots in elections. Additionally, local elections always draw attention from state leaders due to Ponca City’s status as a key member of the Osage Nation.
The political climate in Ponca City, OK is moderately conservative.
Kay County, OK is very conservative. In Kay County, OK 23.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.4%.
Kay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ponca City, OK is moderately conservative.
Kay County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Ponca City 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.
Ponca City, 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 Ponca City, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 302 contributions totaling $21,537 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 417 contributions totaling $63,437 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)