In Sperry, OK (74073), politics are mainly handled by the City of Tulsa. The city is run by a mayor and four city council members who are elected in nonpartisan elections every three years. Candidates for local office must meet qualifications established in state law, including being at least 21 years old, living within the city limits, and being registered to vote with the county clerk. Various boards and commissions help to advise on issues facing the community, such as planning, economic development, public safety, and health services. The city council approves budgets and develops policies that affect the everyday lives of Sperry's residents. Community engagement is encouraged through public meetings where citizens can give input on important matters that impact their lives.
The political climate in Zip 74073 (Sperry, OK) is moderately conservative.
Tulsa County, OK is somewhat conservative. In Tulsa County, OK 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tulsa county remained very strongly Republican, 56.5% to 40.9%.
Tulsa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74073 (Sperry, OK) is moderately conservative.
Sperry, Oklahoma is moderately conservative.
Tulsa County, Oklahoma is somewhat 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.
Sperry, 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 74073 (Sperry)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $7,036 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $8,058 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)