Tupelo, Oklahoma is a small city located in the eastern part of the state and is home to a vibrant community. The City Council is responsible for governing the city, and each councilor represents one of five wards. Tupelo has historically been politically conservative, with the majority of local elections going to Republican candidates. However, recently there have been more progressive candidates running for office, presenting locals with different options for their vote. There are also numerous civic organizations that focus on issues such as economic development, education, and public safety. The city’s population is mainly comprised of working-class families and retirees who take pride in their hometown and strive to make it a better place. Through its leadership and efforts from local organizations, Tupelo continues to be an inviting and diverse place to live.
The political climate in Tupelo, OK is strongly conservative.
Coal County, OK is very conservative. In Coal County, OK 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coal county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.8% to 14.8%.
Coal county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tupelo, OK is strongly conservative.
Coal 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.
Tupelo, 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 Tupelo, 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 3 contributions totaling $35 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)