Forest Park, OK is a small town with a lot of heart. The town's politics are largely focused on local issues that matter most to the community. The mayor and city council members work hard to ensure that the policies they enact are in line with the values of the citizens in Forest Park. Local political candidates are often chosen for their commitment to bettering life in the city, rather than campaigning solely on their party affiliation. In order to make sure everyone has a voice, Forest Park encourages resident participation through voting and attending various public forums. From these events, it’s clear that Forest Park is committed to its citizen’s wellbeing and wants nothing more than for them to have a safe and prosperous future.
The political climate in Forest Park, OK is leaning conservative.
Oklahoma County, OK is leaning conservative. In Oklahoma County, OK 48.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oklahoma county remained narrowly Republican, 49.2% to 48.1%.
Oklahoma county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forest Park, OK is leaning conservative.
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma is leaning 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.
Forest Park, 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 Forest Park, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $14,746 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $36,103 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $397 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)