The politics in 73170 Oklahoma City, OK are largely centered on the local economy, education, and safety. As a part of Oklahoma County, residents are governed by elected officials including state representatives, county commissioners, and state senators who work together to create laws and regulations that govern the area. Additionally, much of the politics in 73170 Oklahoma City focus on providing essential services such as infrastructure improvements, access to quality healthcare and public transportation. Education is also a high priority for the city's leadership with multiple school districts working together to provide families with quality educational experiences for their children. Safety is also a key concern in the city with many initiatives being put in place to ensure safe neighborhoods for everyone who lives there. All of these elements combined help contribute to an overall sense of stability in 73170 Oklahoma City while still giving residents a chance to have their voices heard when it comes to important political decisions.
The political climate in Zip 73170 (Oklahoma City, OK) is somewhat conservative.
Cleveland County, OK is somewhat conservative. In Cleveland County, OK 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cleveland county remained strongly Republican, 55.7% to 41.6%.
Cleveland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73170 (Oklahoma City, OK) is somewhat conservative.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is somewhat conservative.
Cleveland County, Oklahoma is somewhat 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 73170 (Oklahoma City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 971 contributions totaling $86,418 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 517 contributions totaling $118,594 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)