The politics in Elk City, OK involve the municipal government of the city. The members of the local government are elected by residents in various positions such as the mayor, members of the city council, and other various boards and commissions. Political issues in the area involve a variety of topics such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public services, education initiatives, zoning laws and regulations, and more. Community involvement is key to understanding Elk City's political landscape. The town has many organizations and committees that serve to bring citizens together to discuss current issues and come up with solutions. Through these groups, residents can get involved in local politics by attending meetings and offering their input when decisions are being made regarding important matters.
The political climate in Elk City, OK is strongly conservative.
Beckham County, OK is very conservative. In Beckham County, OK 13.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beckham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.1% to 13.2%.
Beckham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elk City, OK is strongly conservative.
Beckham County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Elk City 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.
Elk City, 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 Elk City, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $7,775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 202 contributions totaling $36,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)