The politics of 73141 Midwest City, OK are largely shaped by the local government and its elected representatives. The city is served by a mayor and seven city council members who are elected to serve four-year terms. The mayor works with the city council to set the annual budget, manage services, and make policy decisions for the community. In recent years, Midwest City has seen a shift towards progressive ideas and opinion on many political issues. This has been reflected in the re-election of incumbents to office as well as in the election of new candidates who pledge to continue advancing progressive ideals. Midwest City residents have proven their commitment to supporting representatives who will work to ensure that all citizens have access to good education, healthcare, public safety, and other necessary services in order to create a prosperous future for their community.
The political climate in Zip 73141 (Midwest City, OK) is leaning liberal.
Oklahoma County, OK is leaning conservative. In Oklahoma County, OK 48.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oklahoma county remained narrowly Republican, 49.2% to 48.1%.
Oklahoma county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73141 (Midwest City, OK) is leaning liberal.
Midwest City, Oklahoma is leaning liberal.
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma is leaning conservative.
Oklahoma City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Midwest City, 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 73141 (Midwest City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $720 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)