Antlers, OK is a small Oklahoma town with a population of around 2,400 people. It is the county seat for Pushmataha County and is home to many local businesses and community organizations. Politically, the town has traditionally been known for its conservative leanings, with a majority of voters preferring Republicans in most elections. However, in recent years there has been an uptick in the number of Democrats running for office at the local level. This shift in political landscape has seen some success, with several Democratic candidates winning various elections over the past few years. Antlers continues to be an active part of Oklahoma’s political process, both locally and nationally, as citizens take part in voting and other civic activities related to politics.
The political climate in Antlers, OK is moderately conservative.
Pushmataha County, OK is very conservative. In Pushmataha County, OK 14.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pushmataha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.7% to 14.1%.
Pushmataha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Antlers, OK is moderately conservative.
Pushmataha 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.
Antlers, 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 Antlers, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $1,245 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $8,305 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $277 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)