Calvin, OK is a vibrant and growing small town located in the 74531 zip code. It has a strong mayor-council system of government, with five council members who are elected by the citizens. The current mayor is Keith Bowers, and the council members include Billie Roberts, Roger Brown, Bobby Taylor, and Kenneth Johnson. Every two years, local residents have the opportunity to vote for their preferred mayoral candidate and council members. As such, Calvin's political climate is constantly shifting as new perspectives enter the fold each election cycle. The town is known for its commitment to local businesses and economic development opportunities; it has attracted many newcomers looking for an affordable yet high quality of life. With its engaged citizenry participating in the civic process and a focus on maintaining a safe and secure community, Calvin's political climate remains vibrant and ever changing.
The political climate in Zip 74531 (Calvin, OK) is very conservative.
Hughes County, OK is very conservative. In Hughes County, OK 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hughes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 18.9%.
Hughes county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74531 (Calvin, OK) is very conservative.
Calvin, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Hughes 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.
Calvin, Oklahoma: d 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 74531 (Calvin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $845 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)