East Duke, Oklahoma is a small town with a close-knit community. While it may not have a high population, residents are passionate about their local politics. Every election season, citizens come together to decide who should represent them in government. Candidates from both major political parties compete for the positions of mayor, councilmembers, and other elected officials. The local election process is seen as an opportunity to make voices heard and work together to create positive change in the community. Through the debates and various campaigns leading up to these elections, citizens of East Duke gain a better understanding of their neighbors’ political beliefs and values. Through this process, East Duke remains a vibrant place where different opinions converge in order to shape the future of the town.
The political climate in East Duke, OK is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, OK is very conservative. In Jackson County, OK 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 20.0%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Duke, OK is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Altus 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.
East Duke, 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 East Duke, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)