Lincoln County, Oklahoma is a small county located in the central part of the state. It has a population of just over 23,000 people and is home to a number of small towns, some with less than 500 citizens. The county is governed by an elected Board of County Commissioners who are responsible for providing services such as roads, water and sewer services, social services and economic development. There are also many local political organizations working to improve the quality of life in Lincoln County. These organizations focus on things like improving education levels, creating jobs for locals, advocating for better healthcare access and more. Elections in this area tend to be very competitive and voter turnout usually high. Local candidates must work hard to earn votes from the diverse population that lives here in order to be successful at the polls.
The political climate in Lincoln County, OK is very conservative.
In Lincoln County, OK 17.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 17.5%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln County, OK is very 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.
Lincoln, 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 Lincoln County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 345 contributions totaling $22,242 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 270 contributions totaling $51,226 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)