Seiling, Oklahoma is a small town in the northwest part of the state. It is mostly rural and has a population of around 900 people. The city council is responsible for local government issues and consists of five members who are elected every two years by the citizens of Seiling. The mayor is then chosen from amongst these members. Local politics in Seiling are largely focused on maintaining the town's rural character and its friendly atmosphere while also addressing basic needs such as infrastructure, education, and public safety. Despite its small size, there are still some important decisions to be made in Seiling that can have a lasting impact on residents' lives. Politicians in Seiling can have a big influence on the direction of the town's future, so it is important for voters to take their roles seriously and make sure they are well informed when electing their representatives in local elections.
The political climate in Seiling, OK is strongly conservative.
Dewey County, OK is very conservative. In Dewey County, OK 9.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dewey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.0% to 9.1%.
Dewey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Seiling, OK is strongly conservative.
Dewey 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.
Seiling, 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 Seiling, 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 23 contributions totaling $5,886 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)