Lehigh is a small town in Oklahoma with a population of just over 500 people. The local politics in Lehigh are very important to its residents; it helps them shape the future of their community. The town is served by an elected Mayor and four Town Council members who are responsible for setting local laws and policies. Local elections are held annually, so citizens have the opportunity to vote on issues that directly affect them. Candidates for Mayor and Town Council must be nominated by at least two or more qualified electors before they can run for office. The candidates usually come from the same political party, but there is no requirement that they do so. All candidates must have the necessary qualifications before they can legally take office, such as being a resident of Lehigh for at least 12 months prior to running for office. Residents often get involved in local campaigns, attending debates and rallies to learn more about the candidates and their positions on various issues. This ensures that all community members have a voice when it comes to deciding on local policies and politics in Lehigh.
The political climate in Lehigh, OK is strongly conservative.
Coal County, OK is very conservative. In Coal County, OK 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coal county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.8% to 14.8%.
Coal county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lehigh, OK is strongly conservative.
Coal 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.
Lehigh, 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 Lehigh, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $28,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $969 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)