The small town of Lehigh, OK (zip code 74556) is located in Latimer County and is home to a population of around 1,000 people. The politics of this rural community are rather straightforward; all political candidates must be local and have strong ties to the area. Residents of Lehigh take pride in preserving the values of their tight-knit community, so they tend to opt for candidates that reflect their beliefs as well as understand the unique challenges that come with living in such a rural area. Most recently, local candidates running for office include Steven Beaverson for State Representative and David Brown for Mayor. Both candidates possess an understanding of the needs and priorities of the residents while also having a commitment to building a better future for Lehigh.
The political climate in Zip 74556 (Lehigh, OK) is very conservative.
Coal County, OK is very conservative. In Coal County, OK 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coal county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.8% to 14.8%.
Coal county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74556 (Lehigh, OK) is very conservative.
Lehigh, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Coal 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.
Lehigh, 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 74556 (Lehigh)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)