Payne, OK County is a small rural community located in central Oklahoma. It is home to many quaint small towns and vibrant communities. Politically, Payne County is part of the Republican stronghold of Oklahoma, with most of its residents voting for conservative candidates. This county has a long history of electing Republican representatives to the state legislature and Congress. Most recently, this county was represented by Markwayne Mullin in the House of Representatives from 2013-2021. In addition to Mullin, Payne County also elects other local politicians such as the Mayor and City Council members who shape the direction and policies for their respective communities. While Payne County leans heavily towards Republicans in state and national elections, its local politics remains more diverse often featuring debates between Democrats, Republicans, and Independents on issues that affect the county's population.
The political climate in Payne County, OK is moderately conservative.
In Payne County, OK 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Payne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 36.8%.
Payne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Payne County, OK is moderately conservative.
Stillwater Metro Area is moderately 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.
Payne, 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 Payne County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,093 contributions totaling $181,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 648 contributions totaling $119,702 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)