Gould, Oklahoma is small town located in the eastern part of the state. Despite its size, the town has a vibrant political climate. Local elections are held regularly and often feature contested races for positions such as mayor and city council members. There is also a great deal of activity each year during presidential campaigns as residents come together to support their choice for president. Community engagement is high in Gould and residents take an active role in debates about local issues such as zoning regulations, school budgeting, and other important topics. Political discourse is encouraged among all members of the community regardless of political affiliation. Residents of Gould take pride in their politics and are passionate about making sure their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Gould, OK is strongly conservative.
Harmon County, OK is very conservative. In Harmon County, OK 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harmon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.1% to 19.0%.
Harmon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gould, OK is strongly conservative.
Harmon 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.
Gould, 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 Gould, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $3,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $620 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)