Delaware, OK County is a politically active area with local government officials and representatives engaging in meaningful dialogue to better the community. The county is divided into three townships: Delaware Township, Jefferson Township, and Grant Township. Each township is served by a trustee of the county government who works to ensure the local needs are met. Every two years, members of the Board of County Commissioners serve four-year terms in office; these elected officials make decisions on how to allocate resources within the county. Additionally, residents are able to vote for representatives at both federal and state levels for a variety of political offices. With all these levels of representation in place, Delaware, OK County remains involved in local politics that focus on its unique roles and responsibilities for the people living in it.
The political climate in Delaware County, OK is very conservative.
In Delaware County, OK 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.1%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delaware County, OK is very conservative.
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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.
Delaware, 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 Delaware County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 272 contributions totaling $28,762 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 283 contributions totaling $41,961 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)