Blackwell, Oklahoma is a small town with a population of approximately 9,000 people. With such a small population, the politics in Blackwell are much more localized than most other towns and cities in the area. The mayor of Blackwell is currently Roger Johnson, who was elected to his third term in 2017. The town council consists of eight members and manages many of the local laws and ordinances that govern life in Blackwell. Within the town council, the mayor is responsible for appointing committee chairs and leading discussions on important issues. On the state level, Blackwell is represented by state senator Rhonda Jenkins and state representatives Richard Browning and Colin Johnson. All three are members of the Republican party and work hard to enact legislation that benefits their constituents in Blackwell.
The political climate in Blackwell, OK is moderately conservative.
Kay County, OK is very conservative. In Kay County, OK 23.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.4%.
Kay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blackwell, OK is moderately conservative.
Kay County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Ponca City 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.
Blackwell, 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 Blackwell, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $4,774 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $2,067 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)