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In the 1960 election, Republican candidates Richard Nixon and Henry C. Lodge won Oklahoma. [8] However, elector Henry D. Irwin decided to cast a faithless vote for Harry F. Byrd and Barry Goldwater. An amendment to the Constitution of Oklahoma had been passed earlier to allow political parties to select their own electors. However, the ...
Starting with the 2004 election results, every county in Oklahoma has gone to the Republican candidate. In 2008, Oklahoma was the only state in which every county was carried by John McCain. Gradually, the success of the Republican Party began to translate into Congressional, legislative, and other local political races.
Feelings of cultural and political polarization between red and blue states, which have gained increased media attention since the 2004 election, have resulted in increased mutual feelings of alienation and enmity. [33] The polarization has been present for only four close elections (2000, 2004, 2016, and 2020).
Internationally, blue is often linked with wealth and conservatism, having historically been the most expensive color to produce.Red, meanwhile, has long been associated with radicalism.
Pat McFerron, with CMA Strategies, is pictured July 11 in Oklahoma City. Ballotpedia, the nonpartisan online political encyclopedia, calls McFerron one of the nation's "top influencers."
A third rating agency has improved Oklahoma’s credit rating from “stable” to “positive,” which Gov. Kevin Stitt and state Treasurer Todd Russ said Wednesday is a sign their conservative ...
Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, the Democratic Party candidate, won Oklahoma with an 11.49 percent margin of victory against Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, winning its eight electoral votes. [1] Oklahoma had begun trending Republican since 1952, with the margin of victory steadily increasing. In 1964, a majority of voters ...
Oklahoma, a majority-White, mainly-rural state sandwiched between the South and the Midwest, has long been a Republican stronghold at the presidential level, although Democrats did well in state-level elections until the 2000s. 4 of 5 congressional seats are considered non-competitive for Democrats, and it hasn't voted for a Democratic ...