The politics in 74401 Muskogee, OK are heavily influenced by the local population. The area is represented by Congressman Markwayne Mullin and Senator James Lankford at the federal level, and Senator Dewayne Pemberton and Representative Brian Renegar at the state level. All four of these politicians work to ensure that the needs of Muskogee's citizens are met, and their policies have a direct effect on the city's political climate. Local elections also play an important role in determining who is responsible for decisions within city limits. Muskogee holds municipal elections every two years for mayor and city council members. Residents can vote on issues such as infrastructure improvements or taxes, which have an immediate impact on their quality of life. Through careful consideration of both national and local politics, 74401 Muskogee remains one of Oklahoma's most vibrant communities.
The political climate in Zip 74401 (Muskogee, OK) is moderately conservative.
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
Zip 74401 (Muskogee, OK) is moderately conservative.
Muskogee, Oklahoma is moderately conservative.
Muskogee County, Oklahoma 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 zip 74401 (Muskogee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $7,477 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $19,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)