Pontotoc, Oklahoma County is an area rich in political history and diversity. The county contains a variety of political persuasions from the most conservative to progressive minded individuals. In Pontotoc, citizens are passionate about their beliefs and actively engage in local politics. There are several political candidates running for office in the county, such as Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and Independents. Each of these candidates bring unique perspectives to the discussion on how best to serve the people of Pontotoc and work together to create a better community for all residents. The local elections have been an important part of obtaining a voice in how their county is run and shaping its future. Residents can look forward to seeing who will emerge victorious from these races and take up the mantle of leadership in Pontotoc County.
The political climate in Pontotoc County, OK is very conservative.
In Pontotoc County, OK 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pontotoc county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.5% to 26.9%.
Pontotoc county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pontotoc County, OK is very conservative.
Ada 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.
Pontotoc, 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 Pontotoc County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 554 contributions totaling $664,464 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,199 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 576 contributions totaling $733,471 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)