Kenwood, OK is a small town in Oklahoma with a population of just under 900 people. It is a tight-knit community and local politics are important to the residents. Elections for local officials are held every two years, giving voters the opportunity to select representatives who will represent their interests in government. Issues such as education, public safety, and infrastructure projects are commonly discussed during election season. The current mayor of Kenwood is Jerry Mankins and he has been in office since 2015. He works closely with the other elected officials to ensure that the citizens of Kenwood have their voices heard on issues that affect them. All in all, political engagement and participation are integral parts of life in Kenwood and its citizens take pride in their ability to make decisions that will benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Kenwood, OK is strongly conservative.
Delaware County, OK is very conservative. In Delaware County, OK 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.1%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kenwood, OK is strongly conservative.
Delaware 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.
Kenwood, 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 Kenwood, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 190 contributions totaling $13,011 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $8,830 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)