Here are a few interesting statistics provided by the Oklahoma State Election Board via email. To view the complete press release click here. Be sure to sign up for their email subscriptions if you want to get fun information like this or reminders for upcoming elections and meeting times for various committees and departments sent directly to your inbox. You can also follow the Oklahoma State Election Board on twitter and on facebook. For more information visit their website at ok.gov/elections/ and for more voter registration statistics visit their voter registration report page.

“Oklahoma’s registered voters:

                                        JAN. 15, 2020                                     JAN. 15, 2018

DEMOCRATS                 738,256….35.3%                                769,772….38.2%

REPUBLICANS              1,008,569….48.3%                             942,621….46.7%

LIBERTARIANS              11,171….less than 1%                        4,897….less than 1%

INDEPENDENTS            332,111….15.9%                                298,867….14.8%

TOTAL                              2,090,107                                           2,016,157

HISTORICAL VOTER REGISTRATION IN OKLAHOMA

The State Election Board began recording statewide voter registration statistics by party in 1960.

YEAR                 DEM                    REP                  IND          OTHER

1960                   82.0%                 17.6%                0.4%        N/A

1980                   75.8%                 22.8%                1.4%        N/A

2000*                  56.7%                 35.0%                8.3%        *

2020*                  35.3%                 48.2%               15.8%       *

*Minor parties account for less than 1 percent of voters in Oklahoma.

View voter registration statistics at: elections.ok.gov. Audio is available at: https://www.ok.gov/elections/multimedia/Paul%20Ziriax%20Jan.%2016,%202020.mp3.

For more information contact Misha Mohr, Public Information Officer, Oklahoma State Election Board, (405) 522-6624 or mmohr@elections.ok.gov.”

Buddy Broncho

Buddy Broncho made his first appearance in UCO's own newspaper The Vista. It was the October 3, 1932, issue where a Broncho appears wearing a UCO football uniform. He has appeared numerous times throughout the years from local Edmond papers in the 60's to state-wide papers in the 80's. The commissioning of the first ever live mascot appears in UCO's 1979 Bronze Book where Buddy Broncho made his first public appearance at Homecoming. Since that time, Buddy has been a fixture at UCO events and in the hearts of UCO students.