Cotton, OK County is a small rural community located in the state of Oklahoma. It is home to many working-class families, and the politics here are driven by their needs. The local government in Cotton, OK County is responsible for managing the resources within its borders, from infrastructure and public services to public safety and education. The county government works with both elected officials and appointed administrators to ensure that all citizens have access to the necessary resources they need to live a healthy and prosperous life. Local political candidates focus on issues such as job security, public safety, education funding, and infrastructure needs. They work hard to ensure that everyone has a voice in the decisions made by their representatives at all levels of government.
The political climate in Cotton County, OK is very conservative.
In Cotton County, OK 15.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cotton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.3% to 15.3%.
Cotton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cotton County, OK is very conservative.
Lawton 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.
Cotton, 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 Cotton County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $1,463 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $2,941 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)