Arkoma, OK (74901) is a small city located in Oklahoma. While the city does not have an elected mayor, it is governed by a five-member council who are chosen by the citizens of the city through a regular election process. Each council member represents different wards within the city limits, and together they work to make decisions on behalf of the citizens. The council makes decisions related to zoning ordinances, taxation, and public safety. In addition to governmental representation, Arkoma also has various organizations that advocate for local issues including education and economic development. For example, Arkoma Public School District provides educational resources for families in the area and helps to promote job growth within the community. Additionally, local organizations such as Arkoma Chamber of Commerce help promote business opportunities within the region as well as provide support for local businesses.
The political climate in Zip 74901 (Arkoma, OK) is strongly conservative.
Le Flore County, OK is very conservative. In Le Flore County, OK 17.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Le Flore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.9% to 17.5%.
Le Flore county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74901 (Arkoma, OK) is strongly conservative.
Arkoma, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Le Flore County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Fort Smith 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.
Arkoma, 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 74901 (Arkoma)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)