Washington, OK is a small town located in the northeast corner of Oklahoma. Politically, the town is mostly conservative and the majority of residents support Republican candidates. The most recent election for local government was held in 2020 and saw a number of candidates vying for office. Although no major changes to the political landscape occurred as a result of this election, it highlighted the dedication of local citizens to ensure their voices are heard on important topics. Currently, Washington has two representatives serving in the state legislature and they are both Republicans who have close ties to the community. In addition to local politics, residents of Washington also stay up-to-date with current events at both the state and national level and take part in elections that will affect their lives directly or indirectly.
The political climate in Washington, OK is very conservative.
McClain County, OK is very conservative. In McClain County, OK 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McClain county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 18.6%.
McClain county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington, OK is very conservative.
McClain County, Oklahoma is very 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.
Washington, 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 Washington, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $1,585 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $15,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)