New Cordell, OK is a small town located in the heart of Oklahoma. It has a rich political history that dates back to the early 20th century. The local politics in New Cordell are largely dominated by two major parties, the Republican and Democratic Parties, with both having significant representation in the city council and state legislature. The Republican Party holds a majority on the city council and has held power for many years, while the Democratic Party continues to make inroads in local government. Both parties have been able to work together to bring about much needed improvements throughout New Cordell such as improved infrastructure, business incentives, job creation, housing development, and other initiatives. Over recent years there have been several high-profile political races that have highlighted the importance of local politics within New Cordell. Some of these races included mayoral elections where candidates campaigned hard for their respective party's platform and sought to energize their base of voters. Despite its small size, New Cordell offers an interesting look at how politics can shape communities when competing ideologies come together to serve their constituents.
The political climate in New Cordell, OK is strongly conservative.
Washita County, OK is very conservative. In Washita County, OK 12.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washita county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.5% to 12.5%.
Washita county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Cordell, OK is strongly conservative.
Washita 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.
New Cordell, 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 New Cordell, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $3,283 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $2,824 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)