Arnett, OK is a small town located in Ellis County in the northern part of the state. The town’s population is roughly 770 people as of 2017, and it is home to a few small businesses and a historic downtown district. Arnett is governed by an elected board of trustees who are responsible for overseeing all local government affairs and making decisions regarding the budget, taxes, and laws. In recent years, Arnett has seen several new faces running for political office such as Mayor Matthew Smith, who was elected in 2018, and City Council Member Linda Jackson, who was elected in 2019. Residents of Arnett take pride in their local elections and engage with candidates to discuss the issues that are important to them. Arnett strives to be a safe and welcoming community for all its citizens while ensuring its long-term prosperity through careful management of resources.
The political climate in Arnett, OK is strongly conservative.
Ellis County, OK is very conservative. In Ellis County, OK 8.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.1% to 8.6%.
Ellis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arnett, OK is strongly conservative.
Ellis 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.
Arnett, 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 Arnett, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $2,538 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)