The politics of Altus, OK Metro Area is largely influenced by the people who reside in the area. The main political parties in this area are Democratic and Republican which have been vying for control of local government seats for years. The citizens of Altus are actively involved in their local government and will often participate in elections to ensure that their voices are heard. Voting turnout is always high during election seasons and it is clear that the people of this area take their civic duties seriously. Various political candidates run for office each election season, giving residents a wide range of choices when casting their ballots. All those running for office strive to make Altus a better place for its citizens through their promises of progress and development.
The political climate in Altus Metro Area is very conservative.
In Altus Metro Area 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Altus metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 20.0%.
The Altus metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Altus 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.
Altus, 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 Altus Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 135 contributions totaling $11,594 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 293 contributions totaling $112,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $384 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)