Bessie, OK is a small rural town located in southwest Oklahoma. While it may lack some of the hustle and bustle of bigger cities, Bessie still has a vibrant political scene. The local government is led by elected officials, who are responsible for the implementation of policies that affect all aspects of life in Bessie. Each year, residents come out to vote on issues such as school budgets and local taxes. Additionally, local elections are held each year to decide who will be the next mayor or city council member. Residents take these elections seriously and actively participate in campaigns to support their preferred candidate. Politics in Bessie is a topic that many people hold close to their hearts, and it's important for people to stay informed about what's going on so they can have their voices heard when it comes time to cast their ballots.
The political climate in Bessie, OK is strongly conservative.
Washita County, OK is very conservative. In Washita County, OK 12.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washita county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.5% to 12.5%.
Washita county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bessie, OK is strongly conservative.
Washita 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.
Bessie, 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 Bessie, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)