Gideon, OK is a small town with a population of just over 600 people. Despite its size and population, Gideon has an active local government that is committed to the well-being of its citizens. The town is governed by a Mayor and four Town Council members who are elected to office every two years. There is also a Town Clerk, Municipal Court Judge, Constable, and Treasurer who serve in various capacities for the community. In addition to these roles, there are also numerous committees and groups that are involved in improving the quality of life in Gideon. These include the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, Planning & Zoning Commission, and Historical Preservation Committee. All of these groups work together to ensure that Gideon remains a great place to live and work for all of its citizens.
The political climate in Gideon, OK is strongly conservative.
Cherokee County, OK is strongly conservative. In Cherokee County, OK 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 34.0%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gideon, OK is strongly conservative.
Cherokee County, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Tahlequah Metro Area is strongly 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.
Gideon, 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 Gideon, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,120 contributions totaling $170,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 149 contributions totaling $20,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)