The city of Norman, OK (zip code 73026) is an important political center in the state of Oklahoma. Home to the University of Oklahoma, Norman has seen its population surge to just over 122,000 people since 2000. This has made Norman a hotbed for local politics and several candidates have been running for office in recent years. With a strong focus on education, infrastructure improvements and economic development, these candidates are determined to make Norman a safe and prosperous city. At the same time, they are fighting for better healthcare for all citizens and working hard to maintain the high quality of life that many enjoy in this vibrant community. All candidates in this area are committed to representing the people’s interests and making sure that their voices are being heard when it comes to important decisions that will shape Norman’s future.
The political climate in Zip 73026 (Norman, OK) is moderately conservative.
Cleveland County, OK is somewhat conservative. In Cleveland County, OK 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cleveland county remained strongly Republican, 55.7% to 41.6%.
Cleveland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73026 (Norman, OK) is moderately conservative.
Norman, Oklahoma is moderately conservative.
Cleveland County, Oklahoma is somewhat 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.
Norman, 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 73026 (Norman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 461 contributions totaling $111,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 189 contributions totaling $22,218 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)