Carnegie, OK is a small town located in Caddo County with a population of 1,489 people. The local political environment of Carnegie revolves around the Mayor and Town Council. The Mayor is elected every four years and presides over all matters concerning the town government. The Town Council consists of five members who are elected to serve for two-year terms. This body sets policy and oversees the activity of the local government. Many of their decisions involve taxation, infrastructure, public safety, and community programs. During election season, local candidates are chosen to fill spots on both the Town Council and as mayor to ensure that Carnegie's residents have a say in their local government. With such an active political scene in Carnegie, residents can make sure their voices are heard when it comes to shaping the future of their town.
The political climate in Carnegie, OK is strongly conservative.
Caddo County, OK is very conservative. In Caddo County, OK 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caddo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.1%.
Caddo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carnegie, OK is strongly conservative.
Caddo 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.
Carnegie, 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 Carnegie, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $1,626 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)