74427 Cookson, OK is a small community situated in the foothills of the Arkansas Ozarks. Although the town is relatively small, it boasts an active political climate with elected representatives from the local to state level. At the local level there are three city commissioners who oversee issues related to infrastructure, zoning, and public safety within the town. The mayor serves as head of the commission and is responsible for providing leadership and guidance in setting policy for Cookson's government. Additionally, at the state level 74427 Cookson, OK is represented by three state senators who represent the town in matters of law-making and debate on matters of statewide importance. Together these elected representatives serve their constituents by striving to uphold ideals of integrity and justice while working to ensure that all residents in 74427 Cookson, OK have a voice in their community.
The political climate in Zip 74427 (Cookson, OK) is strongly conservative.
Cherokee County, OK is strongly conservative. In Cherokee County, OK 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 34.0%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74427 (Cookson, OK) is strongly conservative.
Cookson, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Cherokee County, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Tahlequah Metro Area is strongly 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.
Cookson, 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 74427 (Cookson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $384 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $8,629 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)