Lima, Oklahoma is a small city located in Payne County. It has a population of just under 3,000 and is governed by the Mayor-Council form of government. The current mayor is Dr. Eileen M. Weinaug who was elected in 2016 and will serve until 2021. The city council consists of five members elected to staggered four year terms that represent wards throughout Lima. The council meets regularly to address issues affecting the community such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development initiatives. There are several local political candidates running for various offices including mayor, city council members, and state representatives. These candidates bring their own unique perspectives to the fore in order to improve the lives of Lima residents. Voters have the opportunity to learn about these candidates through public forums and other events held during election season. By engaging with local politics, Lima citizens can help shape their community for the better.
The political climate in Lima, OK is strongly conservative.
Seminole County, OK is very conservative. In Seminole County, OK 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Seminole county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 25.8%.
Seminole county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lima, OK is strongly conservative.
Seminole 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.
Lima, 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 Lima, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $351 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $8,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $442 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)