Oaks, OK is a small town with a population of approximately 5,000 people. It has its own local government and mayor, who makes sure the town runs smoothly. The people of Oaks take great pride in the democratic process and have elected officials from both major political parties. During election season, candidates from both sides come to speak to the citizens of Oaks and share their views on how they think they can improve the quality of life in the area. The voters in Oaks are educated and involved with their local politics, so it's always an exciting time when elections are near.
The political climate in Oaks, 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
Oaks, 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.
Oaks, 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 Oaks, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,125 contributions totaling $170,792 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 149 contributions totaling $20,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)