Douglas, Oklahoma is a small town located in Major County with a population of around 600 people. Although the size of the town is quite small, there is still an active political scene. The local government is comprised of a Mayor and four city council members who oversee the day-to-day affairs of Douglas. These elected officials are responsible for drafting and passing ordinances, organizing meetings, and creating policies that affect the citizens of Douglas. In addition to this city government, Douglas also has several state representatives who advocate for their constituents at the state level. Each election cycle voters have the opportunity to elect their preferred candidates for these positions in order to ensure that their voice is heard on important issues affecting Douglas and its citizens.
The political climate in Douglas, OK is strongly conservative.
Garfield County, OK is very conservative. In Garfield County, OK 21.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.7% to 21.9%.
Garfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Douglas, OK is strongly conservative.
Garfield County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Enid 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.
Douglas, 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 Douglas, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)