Blackgum, OK is a small town located in Muskogee County. It is a unique community made up of individuals from all backgrounds and walks of life. Politically, the area tends to lean Democratic in elections. The town has several active civic groups that provide support to local political candidates as well as promote civic engagement among residents. There is also an active Chamber of Commerce that works with both local and state politicians to ensure the town has the resources it needs to thrive. Residents of Blackgum take pride in their community and remain actively involved in its politics and social issues.
The political climate in Blackgum, OK is strongly conservative.
Sequoyah County, OK is very conservative. In Sequoyah County, OK 19.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sequoyah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 19.7%.
Sequoyah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blackgum, OK is strongly conservative.
Sequoyah County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Fort Smith 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.
Blackgum, 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 Blackgum, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $3,797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $63,849 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $899 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)