Cleveland, OK County is a small community located in the northern part of Oklahoma. It is a rural area with an agricultural focus, and the local economy relies heavily on farming and ranching. While the county does not have its own local government, it is represented by state representatives who are elected to serve in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. These representatives are responsible for making decisions that affect the people of Cleveland and the entire state. In addition to state representation, citizens also have the opportunity to vote in national elections to select who will hold office in Washington D.C. Overall, politics in Cleveland and OK County play an important role in ensuring that local issues are heard at a higher level and that residents can make their voices heard through voting on candidates who best represent their interests.
The political climate in Cleveland County, OK is somewhat conservative.
In Cleveland County, OK 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cleveland county remained strongly Republican, 55.7% to 41.6%.
Cleveland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cleveland County, OK is somewhat conservative.
Oklahoma City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Cleveland, 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 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 Cleveland County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,120 contributions totaling $908,764 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,173 contributions totaling $916,651 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)