Martha, OK is a small rural community located in Oklahoma's 73556 area code. It has a long history of strong civic involvement and local politics. The city council is composed of five members who are elected by the residents to represent their interests. All candidates must be registered voters within the city limits and have obtained at least 25 signatures from city residents in order to qualify for the ballot. Each candidate must complete an application which includes information about their background and qualifications before being placed on the ballot. The council meets twice a month to discuss local issues and propose or reject ordinances related to taxation, public safety, infrastructure, and other matters that affect Martha's citizens. Elections for the city council are held each year with all citizens having the opportunity to cast their ballots for their favorite candidate or issue. Although there are currently no established political parties in Martha, members of both major parties actively support local candidates and initiatives during election seasons.
The political climate in Zip 73556 (Martha, 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 73556 (Martha, OK) is very conservative.
Martha, 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.
Martha, 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 73556 (Martha)
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)