Putnam, OK is a small town located in Texas County, Oklahoma with a population of approximately 294 citizens. It is a rural community with a tight-knit community that takes pride in its local government and leadership. Putnam has been led by Mayor David Lane for the past two years and he is currently running unopposed for reelection this year. The city council is made up of five members, all of whom have been elected to serve their respective term in office. In addition to the mayor and council, the town also employs multiple professionals in various fields such as law enforcement, health care, education, economic development, and public works. The town's municipal code outlines important guidelines for protecting citizens' rights and ensuring all laws are followed. Putnam prides itself on being an open and transparent government which strives to provide services to its citizens in a fair and equitable manner.
The political climate in Zip 73659 (Putnam, OK) is strongly conservative.
Dewey County, OK is very conservative. In Dewey County, OK 9.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dewey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.0% to 9.1%.
Dewey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73659 (Putnam, OK) is strongly conservative.
Putnam, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Dewey County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
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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.
Putnam, 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 73659 (Putnam)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)