Oklahoma City, in the 73111 zip code, is the capital of Oklahoma and a major center for political activity. Located in Oklahoma County, it is a part of the larger Oklahoma City metropolitan area and home to many influential leaders in the state government. On the local level, residents in 73111 can vote for representatives on the Oklahoma County Commission and in their state House and Senate districts. The city also has its own mayor-council form of government with an elected mayor representing the executive branch and a nine-member council governing legislative matters. All elected officials are subject to accountability through elections held every four years. With an array of positions available to citizens, 73111 offers residents numerous opportunities to participate in their government and shape policy decisions that affect their community directly.
The political climate in Zip 73111 (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 73111 (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 73111 (Oklahoma City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $8,048 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $8,087 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $337 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)