The Tahlequah, OK Metro Area is located in the northeastern corner of Oklahoma and is a short drive away from the Arkansas border. This area has a small population size but is politically active. Numerous local organizations, such as the Cherokee County Democratic Party and the Northern Oklahoma Republican Women, have an influence on politics in this region. In addition to these groups, many citizens are involved in local elections and volunteer with their party of choice. Through this active engagement with politics, citizens of the Tahlequah Metro Area help shape their community’s future.
The political climate in Tahlequah Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Tahlequah Metro Area 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Tahlequah metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 34.0%.
The Tahlequah metro area voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tahlequah Metro Area is strongly 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.
Tahlequah, Oklahoma: d 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 Tahlequah Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,209 contributions totaling $189,060 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 297 contributions totaling $36,726 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)