The Tulsa, OK Metro Area is home to a rich political landscape where residents have the opportunity to become actively engaged in the political process. From local elections to state and federal races, candidates from all parties work hard to try and win the support of their constituents. There are many current and past elected officials representing the Tulsa area at all levels of government, from city council members to state legislators. Local organizations like the Southern Oklahoma Political Action Committee work to promote political awareness and involvement among voters in the Tulsa metro area, while encouraging people to get out and vote for their preferred candidates. With so many opportunities for civic engagement, citizens of Tulsa can be sure that their voices will be heard when it comes time to elect leaders who will best represent their interests.
The political climate in Tulsa Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Tulsa Metro Area 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Tulsa metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.5% to 35.0%.
The Tulsa metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tulsa 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.
Tulsa, 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 Tulsa Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23,237 contributions totaling $3,745,885 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14,832 contributions totaling $19,231,329 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)