Empire City, OK is a small town with a population of just under 10,000 people. It has a vibrant political atmosphere, with many local political issues to engage in. Issues such as taxation, public education and infrastructure are all open for debate among the local residents. The town’s reputation for having an engaged and informed citizenry means that it is often on the radar of state-level politicians looking to make their mark in Oklahoma's politics. Empire City elects its own mayor and city council every two years, allowing residents to have a direct say in how their town is run. Local debates tend to be passionate and spirited, with voters eager to see new leaders take charge of the city’s future. As such, it makes for an interesting environment wherein citizens can take part in the political process and have their voices heard.
The political climate in Empire City, OK is strongly conservative.
Stephens County, OK is very conservative. In Stephens County, OK 16.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stephens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.6% to 16.6%.
Stephens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Empire City, OK is strongly conservative.
Stephens County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Duncan 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.
Empire 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 Empire City, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $14,547 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 548 contributions totaling $111,569 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)