Elmer, OK is a small town located in Johnston County. It has a long history of being involved in politics, with many residents actively involved in local politics. The mayor and city council are both elected by the people of Elmer, and they work to ensure the best interests of the community are represented in political decisions. Each year, Elmer residents have the opportunity to make their voices heard by voting in local elections for mayor and city council members. Beyond these elected officials, there are a variety of other opportunities for citizens to get involved in politics at the local level, including participating in public forums or attending meetings to discuss local issues. Through these efforts, Elmer residents can make sure their opinions are heard when it comes to important political decisions that affect their lives.
The political climate in Zip 73539 (Elmer, OK) is very conservative.
Jackson County, OK is very conservative. In Jackson County, OK 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.8% to 20.0%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73539 (Elmer, OK) is very conservative.
Elmer, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Jackson County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Altus 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.
Elmer, 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 73539 (Elmer)
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 $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)