Oklahoma City, OK 73173 is the capital of the state of Oklahoma and is home to a thriving political scene. The City Council is responsible for making policy decisions that affect the daily lives of people living in the area. In addition to the city council, 73173 also has many local political candidates running for office ranging from mayor to state representative. These candidates all bring their own unique perspectives and ideas about how best to serve their constituents and make Oklahoma City an even better place to live. There are also numerous grassroots organizations dedicated to community involvement and advocacy that provide support for these candidates and their agendas. In short, politics in 73173 Oklahoma City, OK is alive and well, with citizens taking an active role in shaping policy at both local and state levels.
The political climate in Zip 73173 (Oklahoma City, OK) is somewhat 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 73173 (Oklahoma City, OK) is somewhat conservative.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is somewhat 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 73173 (Oklahoma City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $881 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $16,621 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)