Carter, Oklahoma is a small town located in the southeastern region of the state. The town has a population of just over 2,000 residents and is known for its strong sense of community. Politics in 73627 Carter, OK are mainly focused on local issues, such as education, public safety, and economic development. There is also a focus on making sure that all citizens have access to quality healthcare and other essential services. In terms of local political candidates, there are no major races held in the area but instead an array of smaller races for local offices such as mayor or city council members. Residents of Carter participate in these elections by voting to choose who will serve their local government and continue to look out for the town's best interests.
The political climate in Zip 73627 (Carter, OK) is strongly conservative.
Beckham County, OK is very conservative. In Beckham County, OK 13.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beckham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.1% to 13.2%.
Beckham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73627 (Carter, OK) is strongly conservative.
Carter, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Beckham County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Elk City 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.
Carter, 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 73627 (Carter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $86 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $3 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)