Cherokee, OK County is a vibrant community located in the rolling hills of Oklahoma. Politics play an important role in the county’s decision making and how funds are allocated within the county. Local government officials make sure that the citizens of Cherokee have their voices heard when it comes to policy decisions and initiatives. The county is made up of small towns and rural areas, so issues such as infrastructure, healthcare, education, public safety, and economic development are all important topics that local politicians must address. There are several political candidates running for office in Cherokee this election season who all have different backgrounds and ideas about how to move the county forward. They all believe that they can make a positive impact on Cherokee and its residents. The people of Cherokee will be able to choose which candidate best represents their interests come Election Day.
The political climate in Cherokee County, OK is strongly conservative.
In Cherokee County, OK 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 34.0%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cherokee County, OK is strongly conservative.
Tahlequah 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.
Cherokee, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Cherokee County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,209 contributions totaling $189,060 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 297 contributions totaling $36,726 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)