The Woodward, OK Metro Area is an important political center in Oklahoma. The area has been represented by both State and Federal representatives who have worked to implement policies that benefit the people of Woodward and the surrounding region. On the local level, Woodward has a strong mayor-council form of government with an elected mayor and nine city council members. The city council is responsible for making laws that govern the residents of Woodward and those visiting the area. In addition, there are several state representatives from Woodward who work hard to ensure that strong economic growth continues in this region of Oklahoma. All levels of politics are taken seriously in this community and residents take great pride in their ability to participate in civic matters as well as determine who will represent them at all levels of government.
The political climate in Woodward Metro Area is very conservative.
In Woodward Metro Area 12.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Woodward metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.9% to 12.9%.
The Woodward metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Woodward 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.
Woodward, 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 Woodward Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $13,407 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 314 contributions totaling $70,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)