The politics in 73129 Oklahoma City, OK are mainly focused on local government and elections. Every four years the city has mayoral and city council elections, where citizens of Oklahoma City vote for local candidates who represent their interests. Additionally, each district has its own representatives that are elected by members of that district to advocate for their needs and interests in the city’s government. Other important issues discussed are public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic developments, education reforms, and welfare services. The decisions made by these representatives have a major impact on the people living in 73129 Oklahoma City, OK - so it is important to stay informed about upcoming events related to local politics. There is also a wide variety of organizations dedicated to advocating for social justice and civic engagement within this community as well as providing resources on how to get involved with political events and campaigns.
The political climate in Zip 73129 (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 73129 (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 73129 (Oklahoma City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $313 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $14,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)