Dodge, Oklahoma is a small rural town in the central part of the state. Despite its small size and population, Dodge has an active political scene. At the local level, residents can participate in elections for mayor, city council members and other important offices. With each election cycle, a number of different candidates come forward to represent their constituents and make their voices heard on issues such as taxation, infrastructure development, public safety and much more. Additionally, citizens of Dodge are often encouraged to get involved with their local politics either through attending council meetings or by joining one of the many civic organizations that work to improve the quality of life in town. All in all, Dodge offers residents a chance to be actively engaged in shaping their own city’s future.
The political climate in Dodge, OK is very conservative.
Delaware County, OK is very conservative. In Delaware County, OK 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.1%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dodge, OK is very conservative.
Delaware 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.
Dodge, 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 Dodge, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $17,467 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 199 contributions totaling $29,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)