74647 Newkirk, OK is a small rural town located in Kay County. This area has traditionally leaned towards the Republican party and conservative politics. The local political environment is primarily driven by local issues surrounding agriculture, education, and health care. Local politicians running for election tend to support policies that reflect the values of the community, such as maintaining strong agricultural ties, providing quality education for children, and protecting access to affordable health care services. There are no current candidates running in this area but members of the community have come together to discuss various political solutions for the betterment of their town. There is a strong sense of pride among locals when it comes to their town and its future.
The political climate in Zip 74647 (Newkirk, OK) is very conservative.
Kay County, OK is very conservative. In Kay County, OK 23.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.4%.
Kay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74647 (Newkirk, OK) is very conservative.
Newkirk, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Kay County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Ponca City 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.
Newkirk, 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 74647 (Newkirk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $8,499 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $13,312 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)