Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in Oklahoma, located in the central part of the state. It has a vibrant political landscape, with a variety of local political candidates running for offices such as mayor, city council members, and school board members. Oklahoma City voters are engaged on issues of importance to them and their community, such as education, public safety, economic development, and infrastructure improvements. Elections take place every four years for all elective offices. In addition to registered Republicans and Democrats vying for office in Oklahoma City's elections, there are also various independent candidates who run each election cycle. Local politicians have been known to focus on improving quality of life by encouraging businesses to locate here through incentives and fostering an environment that is conducive to job growth. Additionally, these politicians prioritize public safety through aggressive law enforcement efforts that focus on reducing crime rates within the city limits while maintaining citizen rights. There is no doubt that Oklahoma City politics remains important and relevant to its citizens today.
The political climate in Oklahoma City, OK is leaning liberal.
Oklahoma County, OK is leaning conservative. In Oklahoma County, OK 48.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oklahoma county remained narrowly Republican, 49.2% to 48.1%.
Oklahoma county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oklahoma City, OK is leaning liberal.
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma is leaning conservative.
Oklahoma City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Oklahoma City, 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 Oklahoma City, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32,169 contributions totaling $4,176,185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19,201 contributions totaling $11,342,589 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $591 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)