The small town of Millerton, Oklahoma is located in Pushmataha County and has a population of just under 300 people. Despite its small size, the community is actively engaged in local politics with an emphasis on maintaining the safety, integrity and well-being of the people who call it home. The town finds itself in the midst of a mayor’s race this November as incumbent Mayor Bill Taylor faces off against challenger Terry Ann Wright. Both candidates have put forth proposals to improve public safety and boost economic development within the village limits. They also both share a commitment to protecting Millerton's cultural heritage while exploring new ways to make this rural town more inviting for newcomers. As election day approaches, residents will be faced with the important task of deciding which candidate best represents their values and desires for what Millerton should become in the future.
The political climate in Zip 74750 (Millerton, OK) is very conservative.
McCurtain County, OK is very conservative. In McCurtain County, OK 16.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McCurtain county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.7% to 16.2%.
McCurtain county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74750 (Millerton, OK) is very conservative.
Millerton, Oklahoma is very conservative.
McCurtain 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.
Millerton, 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 74750 (Millerton)
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)