Wilburton, OK is a rural town located in Latimer County with a population of approximately 4,000 people. The local politics of Wilburton are heavily influenced by the small-town culture of the area, with most local politicians working together to ensure that the needs of the community are met. At the county-level, Latimer County is led by an elected three-member Board of Commissioners who are responsible for setting the budget and providing resources necessary for public services like law enforcement, fire protection and public works. Wilburton also has representation at state level in Oklahoma's House of Representatives and Senate, as well as one representative serving in the US House of Representatives. In addition to these representatives at various levels of government, there are several political organizations active within Wilburton that focus on specific issues such as education and economic development. With its strong sense of community and deep commitment to local politics, Wilburton provides citizens with a unique opportunity to be involved in their local government.
The political climate in Zip 74578 (Wilburton, OK) is strongly conservative.
Latimer County, OK is very conservative. In Latimer County, OK 17.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Latimer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.9% to 17.9%.
Latimer county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 74578 (Wilburton, OK) is strongly conservative.
Wilburton, Oklahoma is strongly conservative.
Latimer County, Oklahoma is very conservative.
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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.
Wilburton, 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 74578 (Wilburton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $52 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $3,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $507 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)