The town of Wister, OK (74966) is a small rural community located in the southeastern corner of the state. The local political scene is relatively quiet compared to larger cities and towns in Oklahoma. While there are numerous candidates running for positions at the local level, none have made a significant impact on the national landscape. However, their efforts are appreciated among Wister citizens, who recognize that their voice still matters in the political process. Issues like education funding, school safety, and infrastructure improvements are important to those living in Wister and many feel that they can make a difference at the local level by voting for candidates who share their values and beliefs. Overall, politics in 74966 may not be as visible as other towns and cities across Oklahoma but it does remain an important part of everyday life for many of its residents.
The political climate in Zip 74966 (Wister, OK) is very conservative.
Le Flore County, OK is very conservative. In Le Flore County, OK 17.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Le Flore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.9% to 17.5%.
Le Flore county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74966 (Wister, OK) is very conservative.
Wister, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Le Flore County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Fort Smith Metro Area is very 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.
Wister, 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 74966 (Wister)
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 38 contributions totaling $5,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)