The small town of Vinita, OK boasts a population of about 5,300 people and is located in Craig County. As a relatively small community, the politics in 74301 Vinita have a more localized and grassroots feel. People in the community are politically active and engage with their local elected representatives, actively participating in elections for city councils and other local officials. They value their right to vote and recognize the importance of civic engagement. Issues that are relevant to the community are discussed openly, allowing citizens to have their voice heard on matters such as taxes, infrastructure updates, public safety initiatives, and other important topics. The political atmosphere of Vinita is one that is welcoming and encourages voters to voice their opinion on both local and national issues.
The political climate in Zip 74301 (Vinita, OK) is strongly conservative.
Craig County, OK is very conservative. In Craig County, OK 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Craig county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.7% to 20.2%.
Craig county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74301 (Vinita, OK) is strongly conservative.
Vinita, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Craig 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.
Vinita, 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 74301 (Vinita)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 114 contributions totaling $14,369 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $18,562 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)