Perkins, Oklahoma is a small town located in the state's Pawnee County, with a population of roughly 3,000. It is a predominantly rural area and one of the primary issues facing its residents is the lack of economic opportunities. The local politics in 74059 Perkins, OK are focused on finding ways to increase economic opportunity and prosperity for all those living in the area. Local political candidates are generally supportive of policies that encourage job growth and investments within the community; they also focus on improving public safety and infrastructure while maintaining fiscal responsibility. With a relatively small population, it can be difficult to find consensus amongst different groups on some issues; however, all candidates strive to serve their constituents and make sure their voices are heard in the political process.
The political climate in Zip 74059 (Perkins, OK) is moderately conservative.
Payne County, OK is moderately conservative. In Payne County, OK 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Payne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 36.8%.
Payne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74059 (Perkins, OK) is moderately conservative.
Perkins, Oklahoma is moderately conservative.
Payne County, Oklahoma is moderately conservative.
Stillwater Metro Area is moderately 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.
Perkins, 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 74059 (Perkins)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $2,540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $4,930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)