Fairfield, OK is a small town in Johnston County and has a population of approximately 1,000 people. The local politics in Fairfield are grounded in the commitment to the growth and development of the community. It is governed by a Mayor and four Town Council members that are elected by the citizens every two years. All of the elected officials strive to make Fairfield a better place for its residents by improving economic opportunities, providing quality services, and protecting the town's unique identity. The current mayor is Bill Smith, who was elected into office in 2019. He is committed to creating jobs for Fairfield’s citizens, preserving natural resources, and developing infrastructure projects that will benefit all residents. Additionally, there are several candidates running for office this year including Annie Jones who wants to focus on increasing access to public transportation and incentivizing small businesses.
The political climate in Fairfield, OK is moderately conservative.
Adair County, OK is very conservative. In Adair County, OK 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 19.5%.
Adair county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairfield, OK is moderately conservative.
Adair County, Oklahoma 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.
Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $14,690 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $979 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $21,797 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)