Woodward County, located in Oklahoma, is a vibrant community that is home to a diverse population. The county offers its residents a variety of services, and residents can take part in politics on the local level. There are several elected officials who serve Woodward County, including a mayor, city council members, representatives for state and national government, school board members, judges and other county officials. Each one of these elected representatives is responsible for making decisions that impact the lives of Woodward County residents. Additionally, the citizens of Woodward County have the opportunity to make their voices heard by voting in local elections and attending civic meetings where they can express their opinions about current issues facing the county. With an engaged citizenry and dedicated public servants, the politics of Woodward County remain healthy and productive.
The political climate in Woodward County, OK is very conservative.
In Woodward County, OK 12.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodward county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.9% to 12.9%.
Woodward county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Woodward County, OK is very conservative.
Woodward 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.
Woodward, 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 Woodward County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $13,407 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 314 contributions totaling $70,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)