Idabel, OK is a small city located in McCurtain County in southeastern Oklahoma. It is known for its rich history and small-town charm. In terms of politics, Idabel is largely a conservative community that tends to lean Republican. Local politicians tend to reflect the values of the citizens, supporting smaller government and traditional values. Residents of Idabel are actively involved in their local political process and frequently participate in elections to elect members of the city’s governing body and representatives at the county, state, and federal levels. Issues such as public safety, education, infrastructure, and healthcare have been important topics of debate in recent elections for both local and national candidates.
The political climate in Idabel, OK is moderately conservative.
McCurtain County, OK is very conservative. In McCurtain County, OK 16.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McCurtain county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.7% to 16.2%.
McCurtain county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Idabel, OK is moderately conservative.
McCurtain 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.
Idabel, 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 Idabel, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 201 contributions totaling $11,268 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 145 contributions totaling $35,913 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)