Oklahoma City, OK is located in the 73150 zip code and is a bustling city with tons of activities and attractions to explore. The politics of Oklahoma City are largely influenced by the state government and the local elections that occur each year. Oklahoma City has both strong Democratic and Republican political representation, with national, regional, and state-level offices. Local elections are held for Mayor, City Council, District Judge positions, County Commissioners, State Representatives and Senators, as well as other positions determined by the state legislature. Each election season brings a spirited debate about local issues that affect everyone living in Oklahoma City. Over the years there have been several important ballot initiatives that not only impact funding for education and public services but also provide new directions for policies related to healthcare reform, social justice issues such as criminal justice reform, economic development initiatives and much more. In addition to these important topics, regular citizens can get involved in many ways including educational classes on how to register to vote or volunteer opportunities through local organizations dedicated to improving quality of life for all citizens living in Oklahoma City.
The political climate in Zip 73150 (Oklahoma City, OK) is leaning conservative.
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 73150 (Oklahoma City, OK) is leaning conservative.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is leaning conservative.
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 73150 (Oklahoma City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,595 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $17,441 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)