Clinton, OK is a small city located in Custer County, Oklahoma with a population of approximately 9,000 people. Despite its size, it is home to a vibrant political scene. With local elections taking place on a regular basis, the citizens of Clinton are actively engaged in the political process. The current mayor is Jerry Brookshire and the City Council consists of seven members elected from four wards. As a result of their dedicated efforts, Clinton has seen many improvements over recent years such as increased funding for public services and infrastructure updates. Local issues like economic development and public safety often take center stage during election cycles as candidates work to distinguish themselves from one another. This dedication to improving the quality of life for all residents makes Clinton an attractive option for those looking to get involved in politics or even just watch it unfold from an informed perspective.
The political climate in Zip 73601 (Clinton, OK) is strongly conservative.
Custer County, OK is very conservative. In Custer County, OK 22.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.2%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73601 (Clinton, OK) is strongly conservative.
Clinton, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Custer County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Weatherford 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.
Clinton, 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 73601 (Clinton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $1,839 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $8,726 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)