Politics in 73159 Oklahoma City, OK is an important factor of the local community. The area is primarily represented in the United States Congress by Representatives Tom Cole and Kendra Horn, and in the Oklahoma State Legislature by Representatives Jason Lowe and Melissa Provenzano. Political issues that are relevant to 73159 include education funding, environmental protection, healthcare access, and economic development. Residents of 73159 have a range of options for political engagement such as joining local organizations or attending town hall meetings. Additionally, they can volunteer on campaigns for their chosen candidates or contribute to ballot initiatives that affect their community. With the help of these activities, residents can work together to ensure that their voices are heard and their opinions respected in the political landscape of 73159 Oklahoma City.
The political climate in Zip 73159 (Oklahoma 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 73159 (Oklahoma City, OK) is leaning liberal.
Oklahoma 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.
Oklahoma 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 73159 (Oklahoma City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $12,240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $38,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)