Beckham County, OK is a rural community located in the western region of Oklahoma. It is mainly composed of small towns and agricultural areas. The county government is responsible for ensuring that local laws are followed and providing services to its citizens. Local politics in Beckham County are overseen by a three-member Board of County Commissioners, who act as administrators over all aspects of the county’s operations. Elections for these positions are held every four years, and candidates must be registered voters in the county to qualify for nomination. The election of these three public officials is an important opportunity for residents to make their voices heard at the local level and shape the future of their community. The Board of County Commissioners focus on issues such as economic development, infrastructure projects, public safety initiatives, and quality education in Beckham County.
The political climate in Beckham County, OK is very conservative.
In Beckham County, OK 13.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beckham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.1% to 13.2%.
Beckham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Beckham County, OK is very conservative.
Elk 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.
Beckham, 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 Beckham County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 87 contributions totaling $4,781 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 176 contributions totaling $32,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)