Texas’ OK County is a vibrant and diverse community with a deep-rooted history of political engagement. The county is home to a wide range of political beliefs, from those who are highly engaged citizens, to those who are not as politically aware. There are two main political parties in the area, Republicans and Democrats, both of which have strong representation in the local government. In recent elections, local leaders have been committed to ensuring that all voices are heard and that citizens can cast their vote for the candidate they believe will best serve their needs. Issues such as education funding, health care access, infrastructure development, and job creation have been at the forefront of recent campaigns. With so many competing interests within the county, it is important that the decision makers take into account the needs of everyone they represent.
The political climate in Texas County, OK is very conservative.
In Texas County, OK 16.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Texas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.6% to 16.2%.
Texas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Texas County, OK is very conservative.
Guymon 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.
Texas, 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 Texas County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $8,826 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 215 contributions totaling $28,542 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)