Commerce, OK is a small town located in the eastern part of the state. It has an estimated population of 2,500 and is served by the local government of Ottawa County. The residents of Commerce are represented by a group of elected officials known as the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, who serve four-year terms. Currently, the Board consists of Chairman John Miller, Vice Chairman Don Fennell, Clerk Mary Hargrove, Treasurer David Anderson and Commissioner Steven Kriener. Every year, candidates from both major political parties run for office to represent the people of Commerce in local elections. These elections provide citizens with an opportunity to share their opinions on important issues and to have their voices heard when it comes to shaping public policy for the betterment of our community.
The political climate in Zip 74339 (Commerce, OK) is strongly conservative.
Ottawa County, OK is very conservative. In Ottawa County, OK 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.5%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74339 (Commerce, OK) is strongly conservative.
Commerce, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Ottawa County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Miami 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.
Commerce, 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 74339 (Commerce)
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 4 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)