Craig, OK County is a vibrant and diverse community with a long tradition of political engagement. Residents in the county are passionate about civic issues and actively engage in local politics. The county is served by a number of elected officials including the Commissioners Court, Constable, Sheriff, Treasurer, District Clerk, Tax Assessor/Collector, Justice of the Peace and other positions. The local Republican party has traditionally held the majority of offices in Craig County but there have been some changes in recent years as new candidates have emerged to challenge incumbents in both major parties. In addition to these elected officials, citizens also have an opportunity to participate in various forums to discuss important topics and voice their opinions on various initiatives throughout the county. With regular elections taking place every 2 years, Craig County remains an active center for political discourse and democracy.
The political climate in Craig County, OK is very conservative.
In Craig County, OK 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Craig county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.7% to 20.2%.
Craig county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Craig 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.
Craig, 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 Craig County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $15,409 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $23,843 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $351 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)