Bartlesville, Oklahoma, located in Washington County, is a vibrant community of 74006 residents known for its cultural and artistic offerings. The politics of the city are largely conservative in nature, with two major political parties represented in local elections. The Republican Party tends to dominate a majority of local races, while the Democratic Party holds a smaller presence. Although the city has seen some successes from Democratic candidates in recent years, Republicans still hold a strong majority in most offices. In Bartlesville, the mayor and city council members are elected by popular vote. Additionally, voters can also select district representatives to serve on their School Board and County Commission. Various civic organizations and neighborhood watch groups work together to promote voter education and engagement. These efforts have helped to ensure that citizens are informed about upcoming elections and can make informed decisions at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 74006 (Bartlesville, OK) is strongly conservative.
Washington County, OK is very conservative. In Washington County, OK 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.7% to 24.6%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74006 (Bartlesville, OK) is strongly conservative.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Bartlesville 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.
Bartlesville, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 74006 (Bartlesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 798 contributions totaling $49,927 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 872 contributions totaling $164,023 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)