Vinita, Oklahoma is a small city in Craig County of the state. It has a long history of political involvement, and local citizens are highly engaged in the political process. The city has an elected mayor and six council members who serve staggered four-year terms. The city council sets policy and passes laws for the city, while the mayor oversees their implementation. In addition to local politics, Vinita residents also take part in state and federal elections through voting in primaries and general elections. They also have the opportunity to participate in events such as town hall meetings with local politicians or attending rallies for candidates running for office. Because of its size, Vinita offers its citizens an intimate way to engage in politics on all levels that larger cities may not be able to offer.
The political climate in Vinita, OK is moderately conservative.
Craig County, OK is very conservative. In Craig County, OK 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Craig county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.7% to 20.2%.
Craig county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vinita, OK is moderately conservative.
Craig 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.
Vinita, 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 Vinita, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 228 contributions totaling $28,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $37,124 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)