Pittsburg, OK County is a thriving community with a rich history and culture. It has often been regarded as a great place to live and work, but the political climate in this region has been subject to change over the years. In recent elections, Pittsburg County voters have shown an increased interest in local politics and candidates for various offices. Local issues such as economic development, education reform, health care access and social justice are all topics of conversation that have become increasingly important to citizens here. The county is represented by a number of elected officials at the state and federal level as well. With numerous boards and commissions dedicated to tackling important local issues, it's no surprise that Pittsburg is an area with strong political interests.
The political climate in Pittsburg County, OK is very conservative.
In Pittsburg County, OK 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pittsburg county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 21.0%.
Pittsburg county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pittsburg County, OK is very conservative.
McAlester Metro Area is very 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.
Pittsburg, 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 Pittsburg County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 242 contributions totaling $22,446 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $44,324 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)