73848 Laverne, OK is a small rural community located in the northwest corner of Oklahoma. It has a population of approximately 1,300 people and is home to a variety of small businesses, farms, and ranches. The main political party represented in the area is the Republican Party, which holds most of the local offices as well as state-level positions. There are a few Democratic representatives but they usually only hold one or two seats on the city council. In recent years, there has been an increase in voter turnout for local elections as more attention has been paid to issues affecting the community such as education and public safety. Local candidates running for office tend to focus on issues that will directly affect their constituents by listening to their concerns and making sure their voices are heard. Many of these candidates also strive to ensure fair representation among all members of the community in order to create a positive future for Laverne residents and business owners alike.
The political climate in Zip 73848 (Laverne, OK) is very conservative.
Harper County, OK is very conservative. In Harper County, OK 9.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 89.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 89.2% to 9.1%.
Harper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73848 (Laverne, OK) is very conservative.
Laverne, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Harper 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.
Laverne, 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 73848 (Laverne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $1,020 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $3,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)