Yale, Oklahoma is a small town located in Payne County and is home to approximately 1,500 people. The town has a deep history, having been founded in 1891 and named for Yale University. It is governed by a mayor-council form of government that consists of the mayor and four council members. The Mayor serves as the executive branch and the Council members make up the legislative branch of government. The town works hard to maintain its small-town charm while providing essential services to its residents. There are several local political candidates that are running for office within Yale, but one individual stands out amongst the others: current council member Jamie Pfeifer who has served on the Town Council for over 10 years. He is committed to promoting economic growth, making smart decisions on infrastructure improvements, and representing his constituents with integrity and respect. With his strong track record of service to Yale, Jamie Pfeifer is sure to be an effective leader if elected mayor.
The political climate in Yale, OK is moderately conservative.
Payne County, OK is moderately conservative. In Payne County, OK 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Payne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 36.8%.
Payne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yale, OK is moderately conservative.
Payne County, Oklahoma is moderately conservative.
Stillwater 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.
Yale, 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 Yale, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $3,045 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)