The small town of Dustin, OK (zip code 74839) is located in Pushmataha County and is home to a population of just over 1,000 people. Despite its small size, the town has a rich history and is involved in local politics. Residents of Dustin are active citizens who take an interest in their community's political concerns and they take part in many of the local elections that take place. In fact, local election turnout has been unusually high in recent years due to the heightened interest from residents. Furthermore, local government officials have worked hard to ensure that their constituents are heard by engaging them in conversations about important issues such as zoning, economic development, infrastructure repair and more. The people of Dustin feel strongly about their community and strive to stay informed on political topics relevant to their town.
The political climate in Zip 74839 (Dustin, OK) is strongly conservative.
Hughes County, OK is very conservative. In Hughes County, OK 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hughes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 18.9%.
Hughes county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74839 (Dustin, OK) is strongly conservative.
Dustin, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Hughes 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.
Dustin, 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 zip 74839 (Dustin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $548 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $545 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)