Washita, OK County is a small rural county located in central Oklahoma. Although it has a small population, it has a vibrant political atmosphere. Local candidates representing the Republican and Democratic parties are actively engaging with voters in the area. Community events such as town hall meetings, fundraisers, and rallies are held throughout the year to bring voters up to date on current issues and to discuss their thoughts about what should be done to improve the county. People from all walks of life gather to ask questions and learn more about local politics from those running for office. This helps bring much needed representation to the area and allows Washita, OK County residents to feel that their voices are being heard.
The political climate in Washita County, OK is very conservative.
In Washita County, OK 12.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washita county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.5% to 12.5%.
Washita county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washita County, OK is very conservative.
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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.
Washita, 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 Washita County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $4,246 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $4,916 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)