The politics of Muskogee, OK are heavily influenced by a range of local and state issues. The city is represented in the Oklahoma State Senate by Republican Senator Darcy Jech, and in the Oklahoma House of Representatives by District 14’s Republican Representative Mark McBride. Muskogee is part of Oklahoma’s second Congressional district which is currently represented by Democrat Markwayne Mullin. Muskogee takes part in local elections each year to decide candidates for Mayor, City Council, County Commission, School Board, and other elected positions. These elections provide an opportunity for residents to choose their leaders and ensure that their voices are heard on important local issues such as public safety, economic development, housing affordability, infrastructure improvements, and more. Community members also take an active role in advocating for their interests at the state level through the legislature and governor’s office.
The political climate in Muskogee, OK is moderately conservative.
Muskogee County, OK is very conservative. In Muskogee County, OK 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muskogee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 32.0%.
Muskogee county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Muskogee, OK is moderately conservative.
Muskogee County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Muskogee 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.
Muskogee, Oklahoma: d 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 Muskogee, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,435 contributions totaling $133,135 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 842 contributions totaling $357,651 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)