The town of Sterling, Oklahoma is a small but vibrant community located in the state's northeastern region. Politics in Sterling are largely overseen by the local governing body which consists of a mayor and five city council members who are elected for four-year terms. The mayor and council members work together to develop policies and regulations that will benefit the residents of Sterling. They also work to ensure that taxes are used responsibly while providing services and resources needed for the citizens. The political candidates in this area typically focus on issues such as access to quality education, economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental concerns. All candidates strive to bring fresh ideas to improve the lives of individuals living in Sterling.
The political climate in Sterling, OK is moderately conservative.
Comanche County, OK is moderately conservative. In Comanche County, OK 38.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Comanche county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.7% to 38.6%.
Comanche county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sterling, OK is moderately conservative.
Comanche County, Oklahoma is moderately conservative.
Lawton Metro Area is moderately 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.
Sterling, 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 Sterling, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $3,715 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $743 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,490 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)