The small town of Canute, Oklahoma, is a part of the Custer County in western Oklahoma. The community has a population of approximately 500 people and is mainly composed of rural citizens. It is known for its agricultural production and serves as an ideal gateway to the state's outdoor offerings, such as hiking, camping, hunting, and fishing. Politically, the town leans towards conservative values and is currently represented by Republicans at all levels of government. Residents have the opportunity to participate in local elections that occur every two years and can provide their input on candidates vying for positions such as Mayor and City Council members. In recent years, there has been increased grassroots participation in local politics which has helped shape the town’s political landscape. Local politicians have worked to ensure that Canute remains a safe and desirable place to live while also advocating for economic development opportunities that benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Zip 73626 (Canute, OK) is very conservative.
Washita County, OK is very conservative. In Washita County, OK 12.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washita county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.5% to 12.5%.
Washita county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73626 (Canute, OK) is very conservative.
Canute, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Washita 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.
Canute, 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 73626 (Canute)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)