Okmulgee County, Oklahoma is located in the east central portion of the state and is part of the Muskogee region. The county seat is Okmulgee, which is also the largest city in the area. Politics in Okmulgee County focus on local issues that are important to residents and businesses. These topics include improving infrastructure, increasing educational opportunities, maintaining economic growth, and developing strategies for dealing with natural disasters. Local candidates for office typically represent their constituents' interests by advocating for these causes and working to develop solutions that benefit everyone. In addition to local issues, national, state and regional political matters are discussed with an eye towards creating a better future for all citizens of Okmulgee County.
The political climate in Okmulgee County, OK is very conservative.
In Okmulgee County, OK 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okmulgee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.4%.
Okmulgee county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Okmulgee County, OK is very conservative.
Tulsa 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.
Okmulgee, 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 Okmulgee County, OK
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 103 contributions totaling $7,065 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 251 contributions totaling $42,383 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)