Ardmore, Oklahoma is a thriving community located in Carter County. The city has a long history of political involvement and engagement, with citizens regularly taking part in local elections. Ardmore is home to a number of local government offices and elected officials, including the mayor, city council members, councilors-at-large, and the school board president. Elections are held periodically for these positions as well as for other leadership roles in the community such as judges and sheriffs. In addition to these elected positions, Ardmore also boasts numerous political organizations that seek to inform and engage citizens on various issues relevant to their daily lives. These groups often hold meetings or events to talk about current topics or campaigns in order to ensure that every voice is heard when it comes time for decision making. By actively participating in local elections and staying informed on politics in Ardmore, residents can stay up-to-date on important issues affecting their community.
The political climate in Ardmore, OK is moderately conservative.
Carter County, OK is very conservative. In Carter County, OK 22.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 22.9%.
Carter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ardmore, OK is moderately conservative.
Carter County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Ardmore Metro Area 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.
Ardmore, 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 Ardmore, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,072 contributions totaling $66,432 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 720 contributions totaling $191,191 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $266 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)