Union City, OK is a small rural town located in the southwestern part of the state. It is home to a diverse population of people from all backgrounds and walks of life, and it has a rich political history. The city is served by several elected officials who serve on the Union City Commission, which is responsible for managing resources and services for the community. Some of the more important issues discussed by this body include public safety, economic development, and infrastructure improvements. Local elections are held each year in Union City, with election turnout typically being higher than average due to the importance placed on local politics by citizens. This provides an opportunity for residents to engage directly with their representatives about issues that matter to them and have a direct impact on their lives.
The political climate in Union City, OK is very conservative.
Canadian County, OK is very conservative. In Canadian County, OK 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Canadian county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 27.0%.
Canadian county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union City, OK is very conservative.
Canadian 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.
Union City, 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 Union City, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 692 contributions totaling $60,529 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $24,048 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)