Muskogee, OK County is a vibrant community that actively participates in the political process. The county is represented by four local representatives from Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District who are active in advocating for the needs of their constituents. Additionally, residents of Muskogee, OK County have the opportunity to participate in municipal elections and cast their votes for the mayor and city council members. On a state level, Muskogee, OK County benefits from representation by State Senators and Representatives in both the House and Senate who strive to ensure fair laws and regulations are implemented across Oklahoma. In addition to these elected officials, Muskogee, OK County also has an appointed Sheriff who works closely with law enforcement throughout the county to maintain order and safety. All of these political representatives provide an important service to Muskogee, OK County by ensuring that local concerns are addressed at all levels of government.
The political climate in Muskogee County, OK is very conservative.
In Muskogee County, OK 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muskogee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 32.0%.
Muskogee county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Muskogee County, OK is very conservative.
Muskogee Metro Area 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.
Muskogee, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Muskogee County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 809 contributions totaling $73,538 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 541 contributions totaling $217,933 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $403 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)