Sayre, OK (73662) is a small town located in Beckham County in western Oklahoma. Although it has a population of only about 3,200 people, Sayre has an active local political environment. The city is governed by an elected mayor and five city council members who are committed to making decisions that best serve the citizens of Sayre. Local residents have the opportunity to vote on issues that directly affect their lives such as taxes, public safety measures, and budget allocations for city services. Elected officials routinely engage with citizens through town hall meetings and other public forums in order to ensure transparency and accountability. Members of the community are encouraged to participate in local political processes and contribute their voices towards improving the quality of life for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 73662 (Sayre, OK) is strongly conservative.
Beckham County, OK is very conservative. In Beckham County, OK 13.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beckham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.1% to 13.2%.
Beckham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73662 (Sayre, OK) is strongly conservative.
Sayre, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Beckham County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Elk City Metro Area is very 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.
Sayre, 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 73662 (Sayre)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $3,080 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $4,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)