73487 Tatums, OK is a small town located in the western part of Oklahoma. The town has a population of around 500 people and is served by the local government of Cotton County. The area is mainly rural and the economy relies mainly on farming and agriculture. Political representation in 73487 Tatums, OK comes from both state and federal levels. At the state level, representation is provided by members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Senate while at the federal level, representation is provided by US congressmen and senators from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. On an electoral level, 73487 Tatums, OK residents are eligible to cast their votes in presidential elections as well as for their representatives at both state and federal levels. Generally speaking, the political environment in 73487 Tatums, OK reflects that of most rural areas across America; largely conservative views with a focus on fiscal responsibility and limited government intervention.
The political climate in Zip 73487 (Tatums, OK) is strongly 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 73487 (Tatums, OK) is strongly conservative.
Tatums, Oklahoma is strongly 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.
Tatums, 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 73487 (Tatums)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)