Ralston, OK is a small town located in Johnston County with a population of approximately 700 people. Despite its small size, there are still several local political candidates vying for office in the town. The current mayor is Kenneth Martin, and other candidates include Sophia Johnson and James Smith. All three of these individuals have a deep commitment to the community and have made various efforts to improve Ralston's quality of life. Sophia Johnson has worked with local businesses to create more job opportunities for residents, while James Smith has focused on increasing access to public education in the area. During his tenure, Mayor Martin has prioritized infrastructure upgrades, such as road improvements and building maintenance projects. As such, Ralston's citizens are provided with a variety of services that help them lead better lives.
The political climate in Zip 74650 (Ralston, OK) is very conservative.
Pawnee County, OK is very conservative. In Pawnee County, OK 20.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pawnee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 20.1%.
Pawnee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74650 (Ralston, OK) is very conservative.
Ralston, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Pawnee 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.
Ralston, 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 74650 (Ralston)
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 3 contributions totaling $105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)