Byng, OK is a small town located in southeastern Oklahoma near the border of Texas. With a population of about 875, Byng is a tight-knit community with a long history of organizing for civic and political participation. In recent years, local residents have become increasingly involved in state and national politics. The town holds regular events to discuss important state and national issues and to encourage citizens to get involved in the political process. Community members also regularly attend meetings and rallies organized by local political candidates who are running for office in various levels of government. Through these initiatives, Byng has been able to maintain its civic engagement while promoting involvement in the larger political process.
The political climate in Byng, OK is strongly conservative.
Pontotoc County, OK is very conservative. In Pontotoc County, OK 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pontotoc county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.5% to 26.9%.
Pontotoc county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Byng, OK is strongly conservative.
Pontotoc County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Ada 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.
Byng, 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 Byng, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,068 contributions totaling $1,328,472 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,244 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,068 contributions totaling $1,438,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,347 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)