The politics of 73096 Weatherford, OK are largely swayed by the conservative values of the local residents. With a strong focus on traditional family values, small government, and support for law enforcement, the people of Weatherford look to elect candidates that will work to uphold these values. While some more liberal-leaning candidates have been elected in recent years, most of their initiatives have been met with resistance from the local populace. As such, it is important for those looking to represent 73096 Weatherford in public office to be mindful and respectful of the community's desires and views when developing their campaign platforms.
The political climate in Zip 73096 (Weatherford, OK) is strongly conservative.
Custer County, OK is very conservative. In Custer County, OK 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, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.2%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73096 (Weatherford, OK) is strongly conservative.
Weatherford, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Custer County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 73096 (Weatherford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 271 contributions totaling $12,239 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 232 contributions totaling $40,794 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)