Pensacola, OK is a small town in southeastern Oklahoma with a population of around 200 people. The town has an elected mayor and local government council that help to govern the community. The mayor and council work together to create laws and policies that benefit the residents of Pensacola. Residents of Pensacola can also elect members to serve on the school board or volunteer for special committees such as the Parks & Recreation Commission or Historic Preservation Board. These committees are tasked with making decisions related to local issues such as improving city parks, preserving historic sites, and creating new events for the community to enjoy. The elections for local government officials are held every two years, giving residents the chance to have their voices heard in shaping their own community.
The political climate in Pensacola, 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
Pensacola, 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.
Pensacola, 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 Pensacola, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 114 contributions totaling $14,369 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $18,562 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)