Gotebo, Oklahoma is a small rural town located in Kiowa County. The town's population as of the 2010 census was 160 people, and it has been steadily declining since then. Politics in Gotebo are mainly focused on local issues that directly impact residents. Residents have spoken out about concerns such as access to reliable internet service, public safety, and economic development initiatives. Local elections often feature grassroots candidates who are passionate about improving their community for all its residents. For example, incumbent Mayor Jim Dean has been praised for his commitment to transparency and advocating for the rights of all citizens in Gotebo. His leadership has enabled the town to make steady progress on various civic projects over the past few years. Additionally, City Councilman Jack Wilson has championed many initiatives such as improved roads and increased public park funding. All these efforts help ensure a bright future for Gotebo and its citizens.
The political climate in Gotebo, OK is strongly conservative.
Kiowa County, OK is very conservative. In Kiowa County, OK 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kiowa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.0% to 20.4%.
Kiowa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gotebo, OK is strongly conservative.
Kiowa 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.
Gotebo, 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 Gotebo, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)