The politics in 73459 Thackerville, OK are heavily influenced by the conservative values of the local community. The area is part of Love County, which leans Republican in national elections. Local political candidates tend to take a hard-line stance on issues like taxes and school funding. With a population hovering around 2,000 people, Thackerville is a small town with close ties to its rural surroundings. Residents value their privacy and are willing to fight for it when threatened. As such, most candidates do not shy away from expressing their opinion on issues that could impact their lives or businesses. Education is also an important issue in Thackerville, as many residents have children who attend school here. Candidates often focus on improving educational opportunities for students and providing adequate resources for teachers and administrators alike.
The political climate in Zip 73459 (Thackerville, OK) is very conservative.
Love County, OK is very conservative. In Love County, OK 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Love county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.1% to 17.4%.
Love county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73459 (Thackerville, OK) is very conservative.
Thackerville, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Love 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.
Thackerville, 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 73459 (Thackerville)
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)