74761 Swink, OK is a small town located in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. This area is largely rural, with a population of only about 500 people. Although it is a small town, politics still plays an important role in the community. The local government consists of a mayor and four city council members that are chosen by election every two years. Voting is relatively low but the residents take their civic duties seriously and make sure their voice is heard at the ballot box. There are several political issues that get discussed in Swink, ranging from economic development to environmental protection. Although the town may not have any major political candidates running for office, their voices still matter when it comes to making decisions that will affect all residents of the community.
The political climate in Zip 74761 (Swink, OK) is strongly conservative.
Choctaw County, OK is very conservative. In Choctaw County, OK 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Choctaw county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.6% to 18.6%.
Choctaw county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74761 (Swink, OK) is strongly conservative.
Swink, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Choctaw 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.
Swink, Oklahoma: d 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 74761 (Swink)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)