The politics in Dewey, Oklahoma are largely focused on local issues that affect the residents directly. Every two years, city-wide elections take place to determine the mayor and city council members who will represent the community. These representatives are responsible for making decisions about a variety of matters such as infrastructure projects, public safety initiatives, and zoning laws. In addition to these elected officials, there is a growing number of civic organizations that work together to advocate for beneficial changes in the community. These groups bring awareness to their causes and often host events to educate local citizens on important topics related to politics in Dewey. The active participation of both elected leaders and civic organizations demonstrate the commitment of the people in Dewey to making decisions that are best for the community as a whole.
The political climate in Dewey, OK is moderately conservative.
Washington County, OK is very conservative. In Washington County, OK 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 24.6%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dewey, OK is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Bartlesville 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.
Dewey, 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 Dewey, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 823 contributions totaling $51,175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 908 contributions totaling $166,863 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)