The Ponca City, OK Metro Area is known for being a center of robust political activity. Home to the state capitol and the Oklahoma Senate, this area is home to many important political figures including notable representatives in the state government. It also hosts a variety of local politicians representing many different ideologies in positions such as Mayor or City Council. Local elections always draw attention as they are seen as a reflection of public opinion on relevant topics. The debates between candidates typically focus on issues like infrastructure development, economic growth, education reform and crime prevention - all of which have an impact on the lives of those living in the Ponca City Metro Area.
The political climate in Ponca City Metro Area is very conservative.
In Ponca City Metro Area 23.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Ponca City metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.4%.
The Ponca City metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ponca City 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.
Ponca 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 Ponca City Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 583 contributions totaling $37,849 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 579 contributions totaling $88,895 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)