Oklahoma Politics

Title Page

David Searcy — 2026-05-19

Statement from the Editor

David Searcy — 2026-05-19

Submission Guidelines

David Searcy — 2026-05-19

Constitutional Right to Farm Amendments and Oklahoma SQ 777

John Rausch — 2026-05-19

Oklahoma voters defeated a right-to-farm amendment (State Question 777) to the state constitution in November 2016. Using data collected at the county level, this paper examines the vote on SQ 777 to determine what lessons can be identified from its defeat. Media reports suggested that SQ 777 found weaker support in more urban counties and in those rural counties with greater water resources. Counties with larger Native American populations also tended to exhibit more “no” votes. This paper uses OLS regression to better understand the electoral outcome described by the Oklahoma media.

The University Effect: The Political Impact of OU on Norman, Oklahoma

Raygan Lee — 2026-05-19

This paper probes the effect of the University of Oklahoma on the politics of Norman, Oklahoma. Election results from 2010 to 2024 are examined to contrast outcomes in Norman with county and state results. Elections analyzed include president and vice president, governor, United States senator, United States representative (District 4), state senator (Districts 15, 16, 24), and state representative (Districts 20, 44, 45, 46), as well as straight-party voting. The City of Norman votes more Democratic in nearly 90% of elections than the statewide average and is more than 10% more likely to vote for Democratic candidates than the rest of the state. It is theorized that these Democratic preferences stem from the voting patterns of OU faculty, staff, and students, as well as the liberalizing effect of OU on city residents.

Why Can’t the Baptist and the Nondenominational Be Friends: The Effect of Religious Movements in Oklahoma

David Searcy — 2026-05-19

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The study of the effect of religious belonging is a long history of evolution on how to best account for the diversity that exists within religious groups while also categorizing people into large enough groups for analysis. Importantly these schemes have almost entirely focused on religious belonging in a national context. This study begins the development of a scheme that categorizes religious organizations and identities based on who religious groups identify as allies within their own unique religious marketplace. Oklahoma is an interesting test case because its religious and political makeup are unique compared to nation. This creates and breaks alliances in interesting ways. After developing this scheme, the article uses data from the Cooperative Election Survey to compare between religious movements on political identity, support for prominent politicians, electoral activity, and support for immigration policy proposals. The article finds support for the validity of using religious movements as the basis for classification both in Oklahoma and in other states.

Who Is Government?

John Wood — 2026-05-19

subURBAN! Reimagining the Suburban Downtown

Brett Sharp — 2026-05-19

Will Rogers and his America

Shanna Padgham — 2026-05-19

Route 66 and the Story of Sam Hawks

David Searcy — 2026-05-19

Current and Past Presidents

David Searcy — 2026-05-19

Back Cover

David Searcy — 2026-05-19

Complete Issue

David Searcy — 2026-05-19

Oklahoma Politics

Title Page

Table of Contents

Statement from the Editor

Submission Guidelines

Constitutional Right to Farm Amendments and Oklahoma SQ 777

The University Effect: The Political Impact of OU on Norman, Oklahoma

Why Can’t the Baptist and the Nondenominational Be Friends: The Effect of Religious Movements in Oklahoma

Who Is Government?

subURBAN! Reimagining the Suburban Downtown

Will Rogers and his America

Route 66 and the Story of Sam Hawks

Current and Past Presidents

Back Cover

Complete Issue