Oakhurst, Oklahoma is a small rural town located in Muskogee County. The town has a population of just over 400 people and is home to many friendly families with strong ties to their community. Political life in Oakhurst is fairly quiet but there are still local elections that take place from time-to-time. Every four years, the citizens of Oakhurst come together to elect members of the Town Council which helps ensure that the government continues to serve the needs of its citizens. In addition to local elections, residents also have the opportunity to participate in state and federal elections as well, which gives them a chance to have their voices heard on important issues. While politics may not be the primary focus of daily life in Oakhurst, it still plays an important role in helping shape the future of this small rural town.
The political climate in Oakhurst, OK is somewhat conservative.
Tulsa County, OK is somewhat conservative. In Tulsa County, OK 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tulsa county remained very strongly Republican, 56.5% to 40.9%.
Tulsa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakhurst, OK is somewhat conservative.
Tulsa County, Oklahoma is somewhat conservative.
Tulsa Metro Area is strongly 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.
Oakhurst, 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 Oakhurst, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 651 contributions totaling $117,604 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 679 contributions totaling $219,909 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)