The politics in 73080 Purcell, OK are mainly influenced by the local, state and national elections that take place every few years. Local government officials are elected to represent the interests of residents and businesses in the city. These officials set policies that affect education, taxes, public safety and other areas of life in Purcell. On a national level, Oklahoma is represented by two Senators and five Representatives in Congress who work to ensure that all citizens have equal access to federal benefits and services. Elections for President, Governors and state legislators also help shape the political climate in Purcell. Though there is no population data available for this small city, its residents are politically engaged and knowledgeable about their rights as citizens.
The political climate in Zip 73080 (Purcell, OK) is very conservative.
McClain County, OK is very conservative. In McClain County, OK 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McClain county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 18.6%.
McClain county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73080 (Purcell, OK) is very conservative.
Purcell, Oklahoma is very conservative.
McClain County, Oklahoma is very 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.
Purcell, 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 73080 (Purcell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 173 contributions totaling $15,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $19,191 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)