The politics of 73010 Blanchard, OK are largely concerned with local government and the ability to support a vibrant community. Local elections often feature candidates from both major parties, and the results reflect the preferences of the constituents in the area. There is an emphasis on ensuring adequate services to meet the needs of its citizens, from providing quality public education to maintaining safe roads and other infrastructure. Additionally, Blanchard takes part in larger statewide politics through electing state representatives and senators who advocate for their constituency's interests at a higher level. With candidates from both political parties vying for office in each election cycle, voters have the opportunity to choose representatives that suit their own views and concerns. Ultimately, it is up to the citizens of 73010 Blanchard to decide how their political landscape will look in upcoming years.
The political climate in Zip 73010 (Blanchard, OK) is very conservative.
McClain County, OK is very conservative. In McClain County, OK 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McClain county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 18.6%.
McClain county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73010 (Blanchard, OK) is very conservative.
Blanchard, Oklahoma is very conservative.
McClain County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Oklahoma City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Blanchard, 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 73010 (Blanchard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 126 contributions totaling $5,377 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $23,809 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)