Sulphur, OK is a city located in Oklahoma with a population of around 5,000 people. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and small-town feel. The political landscape in Sulphur is dominated by the local Republican Party, though there are some Democrats present as well. The current mayor is Rod Henson, a member of the Republican Party who has been in office since 2017. In addition to the mayor, two City Council members and one county commissioner represent Sulphur at the state and county level. While there are no major challenges currently facing Sulphur's politics, the city does have to contend with various taxes and regulations that impact its citizens' lives. While it may not be as exciting or dynamic as other cities' politics, Sulphur's local government provides stability and security for its citizens while still allowing them to express their opinions on important issues.
The political climate in Sulphur, OK is strongly conservative.
Murray County, OK is very conservative. In Murray County, OK 19.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Murray county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 19.6%.
Murray county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sulphur, OK is strongly conservative.
Murray 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.
Sulphur, 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 Sulphur, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $6,969 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $53,470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $732 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)