The politics of the Weatherford, OK Metro area are largely conservative, with Republican candidates and platforms typically dominating in local elections. The region is located in Western Oklahoma, which is a historically red state in Presidential elections. The community is represented in the state legislature by a combination of Republicans and Democrats from both rural and urban areas. In local elections, issues such as education reform, public safety, environmental conservation, and economic development are at the forefront of local campaigns. Residents of this area tend to have strong opinions on these issues and look for candidates who will work to address them. Political discourse often centers around how these issues can be solved while still keeping core conservative values intact. Candidates must be able to strike a balance between budget restraint and investment into the local economy. Ultimately, this creates an environment where residents feel their interests are being heard and represented by their elected officials.
The political climate in Weatherford Metro Area is very conservative.
In Weatherford Metro Area 22.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Weatherford metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.2%.
The Weatherford metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Weatherford 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.
Weatherford, 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 Weatherford Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 326 contributions totaling $15,770 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 354 contributions totaling $55,128 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)