Bartlesville, OK is a city with a rich history and vibrant culture. It is home to many businesses and organizations that have made an impact in the area for generations. The politics of Bartlesville has been driven by the various members of its community for years, and it continues to be an important part of life in the city today. Local politicians are often passionate about issues affecting their constituents and work hard to ensure their voices are heard. Community involvement is key to helping shape the political landscape in Bartlesville, and citizens regularly turn out to express their opinion on matters that affect them. There are also many groups throughout the city that focus on specific issues such as economic development, public safety, education, and infrastructure improvements. Residents have great access to their local representatives who strive to bring positive change to the area through policy and government action.
The political climate in Bartlesville, OK is moderately conservative.
Washington County, OK is very conservative. In Washington County, OK 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 24.6%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bartlesville, OK is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Tulsa Metro Area is strongly 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.
Bartlesville, 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 Bartlesville, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,295 contributions totaling $75,171 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,093 contributions totaling $204,993 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)