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Support for School Choice Continues to Increase

Sooner Survey: Volume 34 No. 1 ⎸March 1, 2022 | Prior to the pandemic, and prior to the parent revolution over issues such as CRT and who is fundamentally in control of a child’s education, school choice had majority support in Oklahoma and strong support among Republicans. Now support for using tax dollars to send a child to a school setting that best serves them – including private or parochial schools ‒ is even stronger reaching 65% among all voters and 78% among Republicans. The impact of this issue on elections was realized at the polls in last year’s Virginia elections and Oklahoma seems poised to take the same approach in 2022.

Drummond Holding Steady

Sooner Survey: Volume 37 No. 1 ⎸February 9, 2026 ⎸With recent reports about the sheer amount of money individual candidates are putting into their respective campaigns for governor, it is no surprise that Oklahoma Republicans are becoming interested in the campaigns, and more than 80% of primary voters have already picked a candidate that they are at least leaning toward.

Oklahoma Republicans and Donald Trump: It’s Complicated

Sooner Survey: Volume 35 No. 2 ⎸April 6, 2023 | One thing that most voters agree upon is that Donald Trump is a unique political figure. While many point to his style as what makes him unique, the coalition he has built is also a bit unusual. Trump’s coalition of populists and conservatives has created, or at least exacerbated, divides within the Republican party that are generally seen along income and geographic lines.