Quapaw, OK is a small town located in northeast Oklahoma. With a population of just over 1,000 people, Quapaw has seen its share of political challenges and successes. While there may not be any local politicians running for office, the citizens of Quapaw do actively participate in the political process by voting in local and state elections. The main issues that face the people of Quapaw are infrastructure improvements, economic development, and education. Education is especially important to this town as many young residents are looking to pursue higher education opportunities outside of Quapaw. In addition to these issues, the people of Quapaw also care deeply about preserving their rural way of life while adapting to new technologies and industry changes. This makes for an interesting ‘balancing act’ when it comes to politics in Quapaw.
The political climate in Quapaw, OK is strongly conservative.
Ottawa County, OK is very conservative. In Ottawa County, OK 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.5%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Quapaw, OK is strongly conservative.
Ottawa County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Miami 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.
Quapaw, Oklahoma: d 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 Quapaw, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $9,406 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $84,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,644 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)