Welch, OK is a small town located in Craig County, Oklahoma. The town has a long history of agricultural production and strong sense of community pride. Welch residents have always been proud to be part of the local government, actively participating in decision making processes and voting in local elections. Recent elections have seen increasing numbers of voters turning up at polls and a range of candidates putting forward their ideas for the betterment of the town. Issues such as education, public safety and economic development are top priorities for Welch citizens who strive to build a strong foundation for the future generations. Candidates must demonstrate an understanding of the needs and wishes of Welch's citizens while also having a clear plan for successfully addressing these issues to win over voters.
The political climate in Welch, OK is strongly conservative.
Craig County, OK is very conservative. In Craig County, OK 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Craig county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.7% to 20.2%.
Craig county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Welch, OK is strongly conservative.
Craig 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.
Welch, 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 Welch, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $3,751 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)