Optima, OK is a small town located in the Midwest United States. Even though it is a small community, it is politically engaged and active. Each election year brings an opportunity for local residents to get involved in politics and have their voices heard. The Town of Optima has a Mayor and Town Council who are elected by the citizens every two years. The Mayor and Town Council work together to ensure that all citizens of Optima are well represented when it comes to local government affairs. Additionally, there are several non-profit organizations in Optima that help to engage citizens on important political issues. These organizations host regular events such as town hall meetings and forums where residents can learn more about the current political climate and make their opinions heard. There is also a strong sense of civic duty among the citizens of Optima as they strive to stay informed on local issues and participate in political discourse whenever possible.
The political climate in Optima, OK is strongly conservative.
Texas County, OK is very conservative. In Texas County, OK 16.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Texas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.6% to 16.2%.
Texas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Optima, OK is strongly conservative.
Texas County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Guymon 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.
Optima, 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 Optima, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $8,058 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $22,393 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)