Politics in Purcell, OK are largely determined by the local government. The city is governed by a mayor and five-member city council who make decisions about issues that affect the community such as zoning ordinances, budgeting, and public works projects. Residents of Purcell elect their mayor and city council members to serve three year terms on a non-partisan basis. The current mayor is Joe Barnes and the current city council members are Danna Kittrell, Bill Scott, David Johnson, Lynn Garner, and Ron Smith. These officials work hard to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met through careful consideration of local issues. They strive to create an environment where people can live comfortably and feel secure in their community.
The political climate in Purcell, OK is strongly conservative.
McClain County, OK is very conservative. In McClain County, OK 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McClain county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 18.6%.
McClain county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Purcell, OK is strongly conservative.
McClain County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Oklahoma City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Purcell, 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 Purcell, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 319 contributions totaling $20,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 247 contributions totaling $43,519 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)