Ratliff City, OK (73481) is a small rural town located in Carter County. Politics in Ratliff City revolve around local ordinances and initiatives that affect the citizens of the town. The town is represented by State Representatives and Senators who are elected to advocate for their constituents’ interests in legislation at the state level. Local issues often become state-wide policy when representatives from Ratliff City bring them to the attention of higher authorities. Town residents often get together to discuss local issues and how they will be resolved, including topics such as schools, taxes, infrastructure, and public safety. In addition, there are several organizations dedicated to promoting civic engagement among citizens so they can have a voice in shaping the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 73481 (Ratliff City, OK) is very conservative.
Carter County, OK is very conservative. In Carter County, OK 22.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 22.9%.
Carter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 73481 (Ratliff City, OK) is very conservative.
Ratliff City, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Carter County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Ardmore 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.
Ratliff City, 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 73481 (Ratliff City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $10,162 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)