The city of Lawton, OK 73507 is a bustling town located in southwestern Oklahoma. It is the fifth-largest city in the state and home to nearly 100,000 residents. As the hub of Comanche County, Lawton is a key player in local politics, with several prominent political figures holding office in this region. From US Congressmen to State Senators and Representatives, these politicians work diligently to represent their constituents’ interests while promoting local economic development and progress. On the municipal level, Lawton boasts a nine-member City Council that holds monthly meetings to address the current issues facing the community. These meetings are open to the public, and they provide an opportunity for citizens to get involved with local politics.
The political climate in Zip 73507 (Lawton, OK) is somewhat conservative.
Comanche County, OK is moderately conservative. In Comanche County, OK 38.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Comanche county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.7% to 38.6%.
Comanche county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73507 (Lawton, OK) is somewhat conservative.
Lawton, Oklahoma is somewhat conservative.
Comanche County, Oklahoma is moderately conservative.
Lawton Metro Area is moderately 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.
Lawton, 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 73507 (Lawton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $7,078 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 361 contributions totaling $68,173 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)