The politics in the 74108 area of Tulsa, Oklahoma are heavily influenced by the local government and its citizens. The city’s governance is comprised of a mayor, nine City Councilors and five at-large City Councilors. Elections for City Council are held every four years with the most recent election taking place in November 2018. The mayor and members of the Tulsa City Council are responsible for enacting legislation that affects the local population, so it is important for residents to stay informed about who their representatives are. Additionally, community engagement plays an important role in determining the direction of policymaking in Tulsa. Residents have multiple opportunities to get involved including attending public meetings or volunteering on committees or boards. This involvement allows locals to have a voice in deciding issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements and economic development. Overall, the politics of 74108 encompass both local representation and community input, which works together to shape this unique part of Tulsa.
The political climate in Zip 74108 (Tulsa, OK) is somewhat 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 74108 (Tulsa, OK) is somewhat conservative.
Tulsa, Oklahoma is somewhat 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.
Tulsa, 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 74108 (Tulsa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $983 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $10,661 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $561 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)