McIntosh, OK County is a small rural county located in Oklahoma with a population of just over 15,000 people. The county has a strong sense of community and tradition that makes it an attractive place to live and work. The area has a rich history, from when the Chickasaw Nation first inhabited the area up until today. The local politics in McIntosh are shaped by this long history as well as by current issues facing the community. The county is represented on the state level by two state senators and one state representative who all work together to ensure that local issues are addressed. Several county-wide elected officials also serve the area, including the County Commissioner, Sheriff, District Attorney, Assessor/Collector and Tax Collector. At the national level, McIntosh’s residents are represented in Congress by two members of the House of Representatives from Oklahoma districts. While there may not be any local political candidates running at present, citizens of McIntosh can still have their voices heard through political action and engagement with their representatives at all levels of government.
The political climate in McIntosh County, OK is very conservative.
In McIntosh County, OK 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McIntosh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 24.4%.
McIntosh county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McIntosh 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.
McIntosh, Oklahoma: d 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 McIntosh County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $14,670 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $34,216 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)