Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

What Red All Over? Oklahoma (Reddest State In The Nation Alert)
Tulsa World ^ | 11/6/2008 | Michael Overall And Tom Lindley

Posted on 11/08/2008 1:59:10 AM PST by goldstategop

Mapping the election results county-by-county across America, most states reveal a quilted pattern of red and blue, with a few solid blue patches in the Northeast.

Only one state turns solid red.

"Inside the room, the noise was all positive" at the Republican watch party on election night in Oklahoma City, state GOP chairman Gary Jones said Wednesday.

"Outside of Oklahoma, things were different."

Oklahoma was the only place in the whole country where every single county voted for John McCain, making it the reddest of the red states.

McCain took 65.6 percent of the total vote in Oklahoma — nearly two out of three voters. He even topped 80 percent in several western counties and approached 90 percent across the Panhandle.

Barack Obama performed best in Muskogee and the surrounding counties but never came within 5 points of a majority.

"Why are we the most single conservative red state out of 50?" asked Ivan Holmes, the state Democratic Party chairman. "I don't know. I really don't know, but we are."

Voting patterns prove it, he said, because 30 percent of Oklahoma Democrats vote Republican in almost every election.

The Democratic Party simply hasn't done a good job of recruiting candidates that reflect the conservative nature of Oklahoma, Holmes said.

Tuesday's election gave the GOP control of the state Senate for the first time in history and added four seats to the party's majority in the state House.

Of course, it's not that Democrats never win in Oklahoma, as evidenced by Democratic Gov. Brad Henry's presence Tuesday night at Obama's victory celebration in Chicago.

But in Oklahoma, Democrats sometimes distance themselves from the national party.

U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, for example, made headlines in June when he refused to endorse his own party's presidential nominee because of Obama's record, which Boren described as "the most liberal in the United States Senate."

The only non-Republican in the state's congressional delegation, Boren later made it clear that he would vote for Obama.

But in August, he broke party ranks again to criticize a plank in the Democratic platform that called for "standing up to oil companies."

Oklahoma's deep red complexion comes mostly from the state's religious demographics, said Keith Gaddie, a pollster and professor of political science at the University of Oklahoma.

Socially conservative evangelicals have a majority.

"It's just who we are," Gaddie said.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: 2008election; conservatism; michaeloverall; ok2008; oklahoma; redstate; republicanparty; tomlindley; tulsaworld
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-23 next last
The majority of Oklahomans are socially conservative evangelicals. They are Democrats in name only who vote Republican and like it. Its the only state in nation so deep red every county in the state goes GOP in presidential election years - all 77 of them!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

1 posted on 11/08/2008 1:59:10 AM PST by goldstategop
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: goldstategop

Wow! That’s amazing!

Too bad they’re surrounded! :-\


2 posted on 11/08/2008 2:07:06 AM PST by Marie ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Marie
Even David Boren's district went overwhelmingly for McCain. He's the lone Democrat in the Oklahoma congressional delegation.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

3 posted on 11/08/2008 2:09:14 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: goldstategop

Sounds like a nice place to live.


4 posted on 11/08/2008 2:33:21 AM PST by Jack Hammer (here)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: goldstategop

I’m proud to be of Sooner ancestry... I only got to spend a year there, but it was the best year of my life... now I’m stuck in California hell.


5 posted on 11/08/2008 2:51:43 AM PST by Awestruck (Now if we can only get the rest of the "republican" leaders to stand up to the liberals.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: goldstategop

My son is in school in Oklahoma, where I am from. I am very proud of him, his vote, and the state.


6 posted on 11/08/2008 3:37:25 AM PST by melissa_in_ga (Welcome to the USSA. Be alert. Stock up.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: goldstategop

And right next door Nebraska keeps that son of a bitch Hagel.


7 posted on 11/08/2008 3:43:21 AM PST by Joe Boucher (An enemy of Islam)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: goldstategop

Did you read the reader’s comments on that story? It will be a miracle if we survive to the next generation.


8 posted on 11/08/2008 3:47:38 AM PST by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: goldstategop

There is cause for hope.


9 posted on 11/08/2008 4:02:24 AM PST by Biggirl (Leave Sarah ALONE!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: goldstategop

Are there any Catholics in Oklahoma? If so, I’m movin’. The weather would be heck, as I’m used to living in a beach house on the west coast. But even the nice weather here is not worth being surrounded by leftists, loonies, lesbians, druggies and deadbeats.


10 posted on 11/08/2008 11:08:38 PM PST by baa39 (www.FightFOCA.com - innocent lives depend on you)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Jack Hammer

if you like tornados


11 posted on 11/08/2008 11:15:45 PM PST by Greg123456 (Sarah for princess)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: goldstategop

It will take them at least 90 years before they follow their elitist intellectual betters in CA and NY and embrace socialsim, gay rights, baby killing and smoker bans. </sarcasm>


12 posted on 11/08/2008 11:27:56 PM PST by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Greg123456

The tornado of American Liberalism, which has already morphed into far-Left socialism and will soon be perceived by everyone around the world and at home as Fascist Collectivism, will be far more destructive than any and all tornados which have occurred since since the beginning of history, combined. If Oklahoma is a refuge from that, then windy funnels are not to be feared.


13 posted on 11/09/2008 6:08:09 AM PST by Jack Hammer (here)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: goldstategop; PhilDragoo; devolve; potlatch; Fiddlstix; y'all

bump! ping! bump!


14 posted on 11/09/2008 6:32:45 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Obama, WHO is Bill Ayers and WHY are you still friends with him? Please RSVP asap!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: baa39

Diocese of Tulsa and Diocese of Oklahoma City.


15 posted on 11/09/2008 6:54:52 AM PST by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: Jack Hammer

It is a nice place to live.

Two comments on this article, Oklahoma isn’t Republican, its Conserative. Media never can see that those are not the same thing.

Whenever there is an election in this state you can always tell which candidate is the Democrat. They’re the one who never lists their party on their signs, ads, etc.


16 posted on 11/09/2008 6:57:18 AM PST by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: ops33

Conservative and Republican these days are two entirely different things; I’ll take conservative. Oklahoma sounds very nice, indeed.


17 posted on 11/09/2008 7:41:32 AM PST by Jack Hammer (here)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

Comment #18 Removed by Moderator

To: MeekOneGOP

Thanks Meek. You won’t move me out of Texas but even our ‘red’ is fading a bit. [dang the dems for taking over blue, red should be their color!!]


19 posted on 11/09/2008 5:30:47 PM PST by potlatch
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: potlatch

You’re welcomed.

Yep! I was slightly amazed when I saw the map and found
that DALLAS COUNTY went for Obozo !!

Really disappointing alrighty ...


20 posted on 11/09/2008 10:57:05 PM PST by MeekOneGOP (Obama, WHO is Bill Ayers and WHY are you still friends with him? Please RSVP asap!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-23 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson