Afton, Oklahoma is a small town located in Ottawa County in the northeast part of the state. It has a deep history of politics and civic engagement, and its residents are passionate about their local government. The town has an active City Council that meets regularly to discuss and pass legislation on topics ranging from zoning and land use regulations to infrastructure projects and budgeting for public services. There are also several local political organizations that engage in community outreach and advocacy on behalf of Afton's citizens. Every two years citizens come together to elect a Mayor, four City Council members, and several other elected officials who are responsible for upholding the laws of the State of Oklahoma and representing the interests of Afton residents. These elected officials strive to ensure that the people of Afton have access to quality public services, safe neighborhoods, strong business development initiatives, and a healthy environment for all.
The political climate in Afton, OK is strongly conservative.
Ottawa County, OK is very conservative. In Ottawa County, OK 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.5%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Afton, OK is strongly conservative.
Ottawa County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Miami 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.
Afton, Oklahoma: d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Afton, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $6,920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $22,939 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)