Turley, OK is a small town located in the Northeastern part of Oklahoma. The town has a population of about 1,700 people and is comprised mostly of working-class families. Politics in Turley have traditionally been dominated by conservative Republican viewpoints, though there has been some recent growth in moderate Democratic political thought over the past few years. Local elections are often hotly contested, with candidates from both major parties vying for the votes of the citizens. Most recently, local residents have voted for candidates who emphasize fiscal responsibility and property rights, as well as strong support for small businesses throughout the city. With its wide variety of opinions on both sides of the political aisle, Turley provides an interesting look into how American politics work at the local level.
The political climate in Turley, OK is somewhat conservative.
Tulsa County, OK is somewhat conservative. In Tulsa County, OK 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tulsa county remained very strongly Republican, 56.5% to 40.9%.
Tulsa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Turley, OK is somewhat conservative.
Tulsa County, Oklahoma is somewhat conservative.
Tulsa Metro Area is strongly 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.
Turley, 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 Turley, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $10,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $14,163 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)