Ringling, OK is a small town in the south central region of Oklahoma. It has a long history as an agricultural center and its population is mostly composed of working-class families. While the local economy is largely based on farming and ranching, the town also has some industry and manufacturing businesses. The politics in Ringling are fairly conservative; most of the residents vote Republican in national elections. On the local level, candidates from both major parties typically run for city council seats and mayoral offices. However, there are no renowned local political figures or personalities since Ringling is a relatively small town with limited resources. Residents typically place a strong emphasis on family values, traditional customs, and personal responsibility when casting their ballots for local politicians.
The political climate in Ringling, OK is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, OK is very conservative. In Jefferson County, OK 13.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.9% to 13.4%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ringling, OK is strongly conservative.
Jefferson 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.
Ringling, 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 Ringling, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $699 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,361 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)