Chelsea, Oklahoma is a small town located in the Northeastern corner of the state. With a population of just over 2,000, the politics in this small community are a reflection of its tight-knit nature and rural roots. In Chelsea, voters come together to elect City Council members that represent their values and interests. These representatives are tasked with protecting the quality of life for all citizens while managing the city's finances responsibly. Although the elections are typically uncontested, local residents take these decisions seriously and carefully consider who will be best suited to serve them as a leader. The election cycle culminates with a vote on Election Day which is respected by all members of this close-knit community.
The political climate in Chelsea, OK is moderately conservative.
Rogers County, OK is very conservative. In Rogers County, OK 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rogers county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.4% to 21.5%.
Rogers county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chelsea, OK is moderately conservative.
Rogers 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.
Chelsea, 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 Chelsea, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 335 contributions totaling $9,672 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $6,075 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)