The Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse political landscape. The area is home to the state capital of Oklahoma where political decisions are made that affect the entire state. Residents of the metro area have the opportunity to express their opinions and support their favored candidates in local, state and even national elections. Party affiliations vary from district to district, proving that all voices can be heard in this region. The city also hosts its own non-partisan municipal government which is responsible for providing services such as water, waste management, public safety and infrastructure. With so many opportunities to participate in politics, Oklahoma City residents have a unique chance to shape their local environment and create positive change for future generations.
The political climate in Oklahoma City Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Oklahoma City Metro Area 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Oklahoma City metro area remained very strongly Republican, 56.4% to 40.9%.
The Oklahoma City metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oklahoma City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Oklahoma City, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Oklahoma City Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35,313 contributions totaling $4,444,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17,774 contributions totaling $10,505,140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $591 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)