Comanche, OK County is home to a varied and vibrant political landscape. The county has a long history of prominent political figures who have served in state and local government over the years. The county is represented on the state level by Senator Tom Coburn, who was elected in 2004 and is currently serving his second term in office. On the local level, Comanche County boasts several elected officials, including County Commissioner Ronald Jacobs and Sheriff Tom Smith. These leaders are committed to ensuring that all citizens of Comanche County have access to quality services. Additionally, the county has a variety of active civic organizations advocating for specific causes such as public safety, healthcare reform, education reform, and job growth within the community. These organizations provide important perspectives and guidance on policy decisions made at the local level. Ultimately, these dedicated individuals help to shape the future of Comanche County politics.
The political climate in Comanche County, OK is moderately conservative.
In Comanche County, OK 38.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Comanche county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.7% to 38.6%.
Comanche county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Comanche County, OK is moderately conservative.
Lawton Metro Area is moderately 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.
Comanche, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Comanche County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,247 contributions totaling $65,036 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 966 contributions totaling $152,368 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)