Medicine Park, OK has a strong history of political involvement. Though there is limited information available about local political candidates and population, the town boasts a vibrant community of citizens who are deeply engaged in the politics of their home. The town often participates in open forums and meetings to discuss important issues faced by Medicine Park. Residents actively voice their concerns and support when it comes to advocating for their needs. In addition, citizens consistently attend city council meetings to ensure that their voices are heard. This highly-engaged community creates an atmosphere of collaboration and support amongst its citizens that promotes positive changes within the town.
The political climate in Medicine Park, OK is moderately conservative.
Comanche County, OK is moderately conservative. In Comanche County, OK 38.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Comanche county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.7% to 38.6%.
Comanche county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Medicine Park, OK is moderately conservative.
Comanche County, Oklahoma is moderately conservative.
Lawton Metro Area is moderately 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.
Medicine 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 Medicine Park, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 225 contributions totaling $8,602 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 369 contributions totaling $72,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)