The small city of 74538 Coalgate, OK is a vibrant and growing community. While the city itself does not have any political candidates, local elections still play an important role in the community. The community is served by elected officials at the county level on the Choctaw County Board of Commissioners and in state legislative districts. These elected officials make decisions that directly affect the everyday lives of citizens in 74538 Coalgate, OK by setting taxes, approving budgets, and other matters related to public safety. In addition to this, there are a variety of local ballot initiatives that determine how tax dollars are used and what services are offered within the city limits. By understanding local politics and exercising their right to vote, citizens of 74538 Coalgate, OK can ensure they are represented fully in government decisions that shape their day-to-day lives.
The political climate in Zip 74538 (Coalgate, OK) is strongly conservative.
Coal County, OK is very conservative. In Coal County, OK 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coal county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.8% to 14.8%.
Coal county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74538 (Coalgate, OK) is strongly conservative.
Coalgate, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Coal County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
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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.
Coalgate, 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 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 zip 74538 (Coalgate)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $28,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $969 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)