Pawhuska, OK is a small town located in Osage County with a population of approximately 3,500. It is the county seat of Osage County and is home to many historical sites and buildings. Politics in Pawhuska are largely determined by local elections determining who will serve on the local city council, school board, and other municipal offices. Citizens have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates in each election cycle and ensure that their voices are heard. Furthermore, Pawhuska also has a strong state government presence with representatives from both major parties helping to shape laws that affect all residents of the town. Overall, Pawhuska's politics reflect its rural nature as well as being shaped by its citizens' desires for what they think is best for the community at large.
The political climate in Pawhuska, OK is strongly conservative.
Osage County, OK is very conservative. In Osage County, OK 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 29.2%.
Osage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pawhuska, OK is strongly conservative.
Osage County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Tulsa Metro Area is strongly 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.
Pawhuska, 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 Pawhuska, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $11,662 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $466 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $32,735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $442 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)