Oklahoma City, OK is located in the 73142 zip code and is home to a vibrant and diverse community. The city is governed by a mayor-council government system known as the Oklahoma City Council. The council consists of eight members including the Mayor, who are elected by residents of Oklahoma City every four years to represent their interests in local politics.
In addition to elections for the Mayor and City Council, Oklahoma City voters elect members of legislative bodies like the State House of Representatives, State Senate, and Congress. Political issues at all levels of government affect people who live in Oklahoma City and its surrounding areas. These issues range from education funding to taxes, healthcare access, economic development initiatives, public safety programs, transportation projects, environmental protection efforts, and more. Residents take an active role in local politics by attending meetings with their representatives or joining advocacy groups that support their views on various topics related to governance in Oklahoma City.
The political climate in Zip 73142 (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 73142 (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 73142 (Oklahoma City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 457 contributions totaling $58,658 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 584 contributions totaling $411,360 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $704 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)