Alderson, OK is a small town in Oklahoma with a population of about 2,000 people. It has a close-knit community and puts an emphasis on local politics. All decisions made for the town are voted on by its citizens and the results of those votes help shape the future of the city. There are no local political candidates as all positions are decided by direct vote. This allows for residents to directly impact the future of their town and provides an opportunity to get involved in their local government. Alderson prides itself on being a community that is transparent and open to feedback from its citizens, allowing for an active role in shaping the town’s future.
The political climate in Alderson, OK is strongly conservative.
Pittsburg County, OK is very conservative. In Pittsburg County, OK 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pittsburg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 21.0%.
Pittsburg county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alderson, OK is strongly conservative.
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
McAlester 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.
Alderson, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Alderson, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 206 contributions totaling $16,540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $19,061 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)