Polling
Poll Data
This pie chart shows how many votes there are for Kendra Horn, Stephanie Bice, and how many are undecided. Mentioned earlier in the website, Horn and Bice are head to head in the race with both around 44%. Bice is winning by 0.6%, but that difference is too small to determine anything.
According to newamericanecomomy.org, the amount of immigrant residents in Oklahoma District 5 is 81,060. Immigrants in Oklahoma make up about 10.1% of Oklahoma and pay about $416.9 million in taxes. Immigrant's spending power is $1.4B and there are about 3,800 immigrant entrepreneurs. Though immigrants only make up 10% of the population, they still play a role in Oklahoma District 5's society. This data was all extracted in 2017, so it does not completely align with data of 2020.
Though throughout the election there are small cases where Horn is beating Bice, there is a large gap that starts on September 11th and ends October 6th where Horn is leading by a large amount (A large amount compared to the rest of the graph, not general elections). Because Horn and Bice are head to head half of the graph, there is no guarantee either of them will win. Horn only has a slight upper hand because she has been above Bice by a signifiant amount, but it was not permanent.
After a period of decreasing quality in healthcare, Oklahoma is starting to improve the quality of healthcare, although it is a steep decline from 1990. Poor health outcomes are usually because of stress, limited access to healthy food, lack of transportation, and the inability to get medical help when needed. These problems tend to affect whole communities. The supporting of healthcare reform is important to get a majority of the vote.
The graph shows how specific industries are split among the economy. Mining is the largest percentage of industry share in the pie chart. The reason for mining to have such a high percentage is because Oklahoma has mineral wealth scattered throughout the state. According to okhistory.org, the minerals that are produces in every county of Oklahoma are: resources, which include petroleum (crude oil and natural gas), coal, and non-fuel minerals (such as limestone, gypsum, salt, clays, iodine, and sand and gravel). For example, The second largest percentage of industry share in the pie chart is Trade, Transportation, and Utilities. This is not surprising because most if not all countries do foreign trade. Politicians can appeal to the industry as a major voting issue. For example, Kendra Horn justifies her support of international trade by the help Mexico gives the industry. whats the last thing to find?
According to the graph, Oklahoma has had many tax cuts throughout the years from 2004-2018. The taxes have gone from 6.65% to 4.85% in just 14 years. If Bice is elected she is likely raise taxes, as stated in The Issues section. Horn is likely to cut taxes even further than they already are. Horn says the reason for not cutting taxes is because she wants everyone to earn their fair share of money. Bice is leaning towards cutting taxes to support teachers and give them "the fair raise they deserve". Both Horn and Bice's views on taxes are the opposite of what their party is. (Normally democrats increase tax and republicans decrease taxes but Bice and Horn have their own policies).