Walters, OK is a small town located in Cotton County with an estimated population of 2,800 people. Though it may be small, Walters is not lacking in political interest. Residents of the town take pride in their community and are actively engaged in local politics. Local elections tend to draw large numbers of voters who have a vested interest in the outcomes and are passionate about making sure that their voices are heard. A variety of local candidates run for office every year, representing both parties and various social issues relevant to the area. In 2019, notable candidates included incumbent Mayor Don Smith and challenger Beverly Tennison, who ran on a platform of expanded public services and economic development. As a result of the competitive election, Mayor Smith was re-elected by an overwhelming majority. Despite its small size, Walters continues to demonstrate its commitment to responsive politics on a local level.
The political climate in Zip 73572 (Walters, OK) is strongly conservative.
Cotton County, OK is very conservative. In Cotton County, OK 15.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cotton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.3% to 15.3%.
Cotton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73572 (Walters, OK) is strongly conservative.
Walters, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Cotton County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Lawton Metro Area is moderately 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.
Walters, 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 73572 (Walters)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $1,463 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)