Chickasha, Oklahoma is a vibrant city located in Grady County. Despite its relatively small population of just over 16,000 residents, the politics of Chickasha are still very much alive and active in the community. As with any mid-sized city, the local political scene is lively and diverse. Every two years, the citizens of Chickasha go to the polls to elect representatives to serve on the city council and school board. The elected officials then work together to make decisions about laws and policies that affect day-to-day life in Chickasha. Additionally, candidates from both major political parties have been known to run for office at various levels throughout Oklahoma. In this way, Chickasha serves as an example of how citizens can actively engage in their local political environment and make their voices heard when it comes to important issues.
The political climate in Chickasha, OK is moderately conservative.
Grady County, OK is very conservative. In Grady County, OK 17.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grady county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.2% to 17.9%.
Grady county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chickasha, OK is moderately conservative.
Grady County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Oklahoma City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Chickasha, 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 Chickasha, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 507 contributions totaling $111,567 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 441 contributions totaling $144,465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)