Clayton, Oklahoma, with its population of 74536, is a small town that prides itself on its politics and values. The city participates in elections every year and strives to ensure that the people of Clayton have a say in how their town will be run. Political candidates run for office each year and strive to make a difference in the community. The city focuses on local issues such as education, economic development, infrastructure improvements, improving public safety and community health initiatives. All citizens are encouraged to research local candidates and make sure their voice is heard on Election Day or through early voting. Clayton has held multiple debates throughout the campaign season to allow people to become familiar with the local candidates who are running for office. Through these debates, people can learn about the candidates' stances on various issues and see what kind of change they would bring to Clayton if elected.
The political climate in Zip 74536 (Clayton, OK) is strongly conservative.
Pushmataha County, OK is very conservative. In Pushmataha County, OK 14.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pushmataha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.7% to 14.1%.
Pushmataha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74536 (Clayton, OK) is strongly conservative.
Clayton, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Pushmataha County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
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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.
Clayton, 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 74536 (Clayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $1,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $5,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)