The politics of Welling, Oklahoma are quite diverse and vibrant. The city is served by a mayor and city council, with the current mayor being Franklin Jones. In addition to the mayor, there are seven members of the city council who serve four-year terms. Elections for the mayor and council take place every two years. Residents of Welling have the opportunity to get involved in local politics through attending city council meetings, voting in local elections, participating in various committees and task forces, or running for office themselves. There are numerous civic organizations that sponsor events and activities to support community initiatives, as well as host forums for candidates seeking election to public office. The diversity of political views held by Welling's residents contributes to an atmosphere of dialogue and discussion about current issues facing the community on both a state and local level.
The political climate in Welling, OK is strongly conservative.
Cherokee County, OK is strongly conservative. In Cherokee County, OK 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 34.0%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Welling, OK is strongly conservative.
Cherokee County, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Tahlequah 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.
Welling, Oklahoma: d 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 Welling, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,158 contributions totaling $185,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $43,358 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)