Oklahoma City, OK is the capital of Oklahoma and has a population of over 650,000 people, making it the largest city in the state. It is home to a diverse range of political views and features many different candidates running for local political offices. Over the past few years, local politicians have been focused on improving infrastructure and providing better access to resources and services for residents. The city also has numerous initiatives that promote economic development, public safety, environmental protection, and other important issues. Many candidates running for office also emphasize their commitment to creating good jobs in the community while preserving Oklahoma City’s unique character. In addition, there are several organizations dedicated to educating voters about their local representatives and helping them make informed decisions at the ballot box. With a wide variety of political views represented in Oklahoma City’s vibrant population, politics remains an important part of life in this great city.
The political climate in Zip 74857 (Oklahoma City, OK) is moderately 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 74857 (Oklahoma City, OK) is moderately conservative.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is moderately 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 74857 (Oklahoma City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $2,286 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $14,138 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)