Garvin, OK County is a small rural county located in the south-central part of Oklahoma. It has a long history of political involvement, from local to state and federal levels. In recent years, the county has seen an increase in both Republican and Democratic victories in local elections. The most recent election saw two Republicans and one Democrat each be elected to the County Commission. The winning candidates campaigned on platforms of fiscal responsibility, economic development, public safety, and social justice. The county is also home to the Garvin County Republican Party and the Garvin County Democratic Party which are actively involved in local politics. Both parties hold regular meetings throughout the year to discuss current issues facing voters in the county. Additionally, both parties have a presence at local events such as parades and festivals where they share their views with voters. Local politicians work hard to ensure that Garvin County's residents are represented at all levels of government and have access to resources needed for success.
The political climate in Garvin County, OK is very conservative.
In Garvin County, OK 17.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garvin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.3% to 17.1%.
Garvin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garvin 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.
Garvin, 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 Garvin County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $14,386 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 246 contributions totaling $42,871 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)