The city of Shawnee, OK, located in the 74801 zip code, is a vibrant and growing community. Its political landscape is largely shaped by local elections that take place each year. Residents of Shawnee have the opportunity to shape the future of their city through voting for various candidates from different political parties who are running for office. These candidates represent a variety of views on the issues that affect Shawnee and its residents, such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic growth. During election season, Shawnee citizens can attend town hall meetings or debates to learn more about the issues at hand and make an informed decision when they vote. The outcome of these elections will determine which direction Shawnee takes in the coming years and it is important that all residents participate in the process to ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 74801 (Shawnee, OK) is strongly conservative.
Pottawatomie County, OK is very conservative. In Pottawatomie County, OK 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawatomie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 25.8%.
Pottawatomie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74801 (Shawnee, OK) is strongly conservative.
Shawnee, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Shawnee 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.
Shawnee, 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 74801 (Shawnee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $19,421 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $32,378 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)