Cole, OK is a small city located in southwestern Oklahoma. Although the city has a small population of fewer than 500 people, it still has its own political system and local politicians who represent the residents of Cole. Local elections are held within the city to determine the leaders who will help shape its future. The local government consists of a mayor, four council members, and several appointed positions. Candidates for mayor and council must be registered as voters in Cole and receive enough votes from their constituents in order to assume office. All elected officials are responsible for addressing citizen concerns, creating policies that benefit all residents, and providing oversight for local businesses and services. The city also works closely with county officials on regional initiatives that affect the well being of the entire region. Overall, politics in Cole are important to its citizens as it helps ensure their voice is heard and their quality of life is improved through representation at both the local and regional level.
The political climate in Cole, OK is very conservative.
McClain County, OK is very conservative. In McClain County, OK 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McClain county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 18.6%.
McClain county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cole, OK is very conservative.
McClain County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Oklahoma City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Cole, 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 Cole, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 309 contributions totaling $12,339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 427 contributions totaling $63,453 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)