Pawhuska, OK is a small town located in Osage County with a population of around 3,600. It is governed by a mayor and five-member Board of Commissioners. The current Mayor of Pawhuska is Roger Taylor, who was elected in 2016 and re-elected to a second term in 2018. Taylor has worked hard to improve the local infrastructure and promote economic growth in the city through various initiatives. In addition, he has been vocal about his commitment to maintaining the community’s rural character while finding ways to attract new businesses and tourism opportunities. Additionally, the board members have worked diligently to manage the budget and keep taxes low while ensuring the necessary services are provided for citizens. All political decisions are made democratically by Town Hall meetings where local residents can voice their opinions on different topics of importance in Pawhuska.
The political climate in Zip 74056 (Pawhuska, OK) is strongly conservative.
Osage County, OK is very conservative. In Osage County, OK 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 29.2%.
Osage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74056 (Pawhuska, OK) is strongly conservative.
Pawhuska, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Osage County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Tulsa Metro Area is strongly 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.
Pawhuska, 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 74056 (Pawhuska)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $11,662 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $466 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $32,735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $442 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)