Bearden, Oklahoma is a small town located in Pushmataha County. The city has a population of approximately 500 people and is governed by a mayor and four city council members. The mayor and city council are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens of Bearden. They work together to manage the day-to-day operations of the town, as well as act on any legislation or policies that require review. Bearden also has a police department which provides public safety services to the city. Recently, there have been several local elections in Bearden, with current Mayor Willard Johnson being reelected for another term. The citizens of Bearden continue to have faith in their elected officials and are hopeful that their voices will be heard when decisions are made that affect them directly.
The political climate in Bearden, OK is strongly conservative.
Okfuskee County, OK is very conservative. In Okfuskee County, OK 22.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okfuskee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.7% to 22.2%.
Okfuskee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bearden, OK is strongly conservative.
Okfuskee County, Oklahoma 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.
Bearden, 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 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 Bearden, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $3 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $8,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)