Okemah, OK is a small town of 74859 located in Okfuskee County. It is an area that has been steeped in local politics for many years. The local political scene is dominated by the Democratic party, who make up the majority of elected officials in the Okemah City Council and Okfuskee County Commission. In addition to Democratic representation in local government, there are various small political groups that have formed over the years to express their opinions on various issues. These groups include those advocating for increased environmental protection, equal rights for all citizens and more diverse representation in local government. Over the years, several candidates have campaigned for office and attempted to make a difference with their platform. Although most elections are contested with multiple candidates from both major parties, the Democratic Party usually has a strong presence in Okemah's elections.
The political climate in Zip 74859 (Okemah, OK) is strongly conservative.
Okfuskee County, OK is very conservative. In Okfuskee County, OK 22.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okfuskee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.7% to 22.2%.
Okfuskee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74859 (Okemah, OK) is strongly conservative.
Okemah, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Okfuskee County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
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Oklahoma is very conservative.
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VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Okemah, 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 74859 (Okemah)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $3 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $8,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)