Pittsburg, OK is a small rural town located in Pittsburg County. It is home to around 4,500 people and has a mayor-council form of government. The mayor is elected for a two-year term, and the city council members serve four year terms. Many of the issues that the local leaders focus on include public safety, economic development, housing, infrastructure improvements, and environmental conservation. The city also works closely with state and federal agencies to ensure that all citizens have access to safe roads and other services. Local elections are held every two years, allowing citizens to have their say in who will represent their interests in the government. As an active member of Pittsburg’s community, it is important for residents to get involved with local politics so that they can have their voice heard on important decisions being made about their town's future.
The political climate in Pittsburg, OK is strongly conservative.
Pittsburg County, OK is very conservative. In Pittsburg County, OK 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pittsburg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 21.0%.
Pittsburg county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pittsburg, OK is strongly conservative.
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
McAlester Metro Area 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.
Pittsburg, 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 Pittsburg, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)