Sour John, Oklahoma is a small rural town located in the southern part of the state. Although it has a relatively small population, the politics of this community are quite active. The town is governed by an elected mayor and four city council members, all of whom are selected in local elections that take place every four years. Local elections often feature several candidates running for each position and often generate great enthusiasm among the citizens of Sour John. There is also an active youth movement that organizes various events and campaigns to encourage young people to get involved in their community’s politics. Additionally, there are numerous civic organizations and groups that hold meetings throughout the year to discuss important issues facing the town and ways to make it a better place to live. Overall, Sour John is an example of a small town where local politics are alive and well.
The political climate in Sour John, OK is strongly conservative.
Muskogee County, OK is very conservative. In Muskogee County, OK 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muskogee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 32.0%.
Muskogee county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sour John, OK is strongly conservative.
Muskogee County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Muskogee 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.
Sour John, 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 Sour John, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $1,160 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $3,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)