The small town of Chester, Oklahoma (73838) is home to a population of just over 1,000 people. Despite its small size, the local politics in Chester are an important part of the community. The Mayor and City Council are responsible for handling most municipal matters, from forming budgets to setting local laws. Elections are held every two years for the mayor and city council seats, allowing residents to voice their opinion on who should lead the city. Local candidates must be committed to delivering results that benefit all citizens of Chester and actively engage in the community. In addition to these elected officials, there are many committees and boards which help shape policies impacting the town's future growth and development. Through collaboration with local leaders and grassroots initiatives, Chester residents can have an impact on how their community is managed.
The political climate in Zip 73838 (Chester, OK) is very conservative.
Major County, OK is very conservative. In Major County, OK 9.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Major county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.0% to 9.2%.
Major county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73838 (Chester, OK) is very conservative.
Chester, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Major 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.
Chester, 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 73838 (Chester)
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 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)