Jenks, Oklahoma is a vibrant city with an active political atmosphere. It is home to both local and statewide candidates who are invested in bringing positive change to the area. Jenks has a mayor-council form of government, with elected representatives from each of the city's five wards. Elections are held every two years, and the current mayor was voted into office in 2019. The City Council meets regularly to discuss issues affecting the community, such as public safety, infrastructure, and economic development. In addition to local elections, those living in Jenks can also cast their ballots for state offices that represent them at the Oklahoma State Capitol. Jenks is an important part of Oklahoma politics and residents take pride in ensuring their voices are heard by voting for those who reflect their values.
The political climate in Jenks, OK is somewhat conservative.
Tulsa County, OK is somewhat conservative. In Tulsa County, OK 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tulsa county remained very strongly Republican, 56.5% to 40.9%.
Tulsa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jenks, OK is somewhat conservative.
Tulsa County, Oklahoma is somewhat 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.
Jenks, 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 Jenks, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,908 contributions totaling $366,782 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,644 contributions totaling $7,014,508 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,510 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)