Politics in Locust Grove, OK are dominated by the Republican party, and the majority of voters tend to lean towards conservative values. The city is mostly rural, with a population of around 2,000 people. Locust Grove is governed by an elected mayor and 5 council members that serve as the legislative body of the city. All political candidates running for office in Locust Grove must be registered Republicans, ensuring that the town’s political culture continues to align with conservative values and ideals. Voter turnout during local elections is always high, as citizens want to ensure their voices are heard on important issues that may affect them directly.
The political climate in Locust Grove, OK is strongly conservative.
Mayes County, OK is very conservative. In Mayes County, OK 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mayes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.7% to 21.5%.
Mayes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Locust Grove, OK is strongly conservative.
Mayes 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.
Locust Grove, 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 Locust Grove, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $6,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $14,273 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)