The small town of Locust Grove, OK is located in the northeastern region of Oklahoma and has a population of approximately 2,000 people. The town has a mayor-council form of government and the current mayor is Joe Smith. The city council consists of five members elected to four-year terms. The council meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm at City Hall. Locust Grove is a rural community with many family-friendly attractions such as an outdoor amphitheater, nature trails, and several popular parks. There are also several local businesses that provide goods and services to the residents of Locust Grove. Politically, this area is mostly conservative but voters here have recently made their voices heard by voting for progressive candidates in both local and national elections. Despite its size, Locust Grove strives to keep its citizens informed about what is happening in politics locally and nationally through websites, newspapers, social media outlets, and even public forums.
The political climate in Zip 74352 (Locust Grove, OK) is very conservative.
Mayes County, OK is very conservative. In Mayes County, OK 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mayes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.7% to 21.5%.
Mayes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74352 (Locust Grove, OK) is very conservative.
Locust Grove, Oklahoma is very conservative.
Mayes 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.
Locust Grove, 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 74352 (Locust Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $6,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $14,273 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)