Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, but the idea that he has a broad "mandate" to do whatever he wants is pretty dubious given that as of Monday he didn't even crack 50 percent of the popular vote.
The meme celebrates Oklahoma as the 'perfect state,' but does the map accurately reflect how Oklahomans voted? Were there other all-red states?
Iowa, a state with a similar number of people eligible to vote, had a turnout rate of 71% compared to Oklahoma's 53.4%. Iowa had a 20-day early voting window when voters in the state could vote at their county auditor's office or by mail.
Leisa Mitchell Haynes, a Republican candidate for governor, said she began 2026 campaign after visit from an angel.
Oklahoma voters are sending a new roster of lawmakers to the Capitol, which could shape the 2025 Legislative session.
Oklahoma voted Republican for another election cycle and was one of two states where every county turned red in the presidential election.
More Oklahomans voted in the presidential election than any previous election in state history, election board secretary says
According to unofficial election results, Oklahomans cast 1,564,573 ballots for president this year. That's nearly 4,000 more votes than were cast in the previous presidential election. Registration also grew by 183,098 since 2020, reaching almost 2.5 million Oklahomans who were eligible to vote.
Goodman repeatedly threatened his neighbors who supported Trump, telling one neighbor he was “on assignment” to shoot and kill people who were wearing red hats or Trump regalia if the former president won the election, according to an affidavit filed Nov. 14.
Oklahoma's attorney general said the state schools superintendent cannot mandate students watch a video announcing a new Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism.
The video shows Walters blaming the “radical left” and “woke teachers unions” for “attacking” religious liberty.