Editing Enid, Oklahoma (section)

===Political affiliation===
Enid has been predominantly a Republican stronghold since its days as part of Oklahoma Territory, owing to the influence of settlers from neighboring Kansas.<ref name=Gaddie>Gaddie, Ronald Keith, "[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/R/RE030.html Republican Party] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903125824/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/R/RE030.html |date=2011-09-03 }}", ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society.</ref><ref name=Kenbrown>Brown, Kenny L.,[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/O/OK085.html Oklahoma Territory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114122835/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/O/OK085.html |date=2011-11-14 }}", ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture'', Oklahoma Historical Society.</ref> Enid was named one of the top 10 most conservative cities in America in 2021 with over 60% of voters registering as Republicans.<ref name="mostconservative">{{cite news |last1=Arqam |first1=Muhammad |title=10 Most Conservative Major Cities in the United States |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-most-conservative-major-cities-124829877.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFYjz01dHMlQcBEXb9OQ8B2FjTbFZau5Sd5T04eWf3yKadFO1LENu_s0qv3vEq8Lpg-RQ0QoLbGJcYbsm1EFpY_yENMJi5UQy_wfAoeiRRmOxOcPVHsqjcu7_3RYAWaMpF_1RFmr7-tVyA53Y-U3SiALvvicQ6rV-r_2kDWrXelB |access-date=13 January 2023 |agency=Yahoo |date=21 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="garfieldrepublican">{{cite news |last1=McKendrick |first1=Kelci |title=Voter stats show Garfield County strongly Republican |url=https://www.enidnews.com/news/voter-stats-show-garfield-county-strongly-republican/article_471985e6-577b-11eb-bdb7-f7b631432d0e.html |access-date=13 January 2023 |agency=Enid News & Eagle |date=19 January 2021}}</ref> Several politicians have called Enid home, including Oklahoma Territory's last governor [[Frank Frantz]]; U.S. Representative [[Page Belcher]]; US Congressman and former Enid mayor, [[Milton C. Garber]]; Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor [[Todd Lamb (politician)|Todd Lamb]]; U.S. Representative [[George H. Wilson]]; and [[James Yancy Callahan]], the only non-Republican territorial congressional delegate. In 2023 Enid elected a former organizer for [[Identity Evropa]] who was at the 2017 Charlottesville [[Unite the Right rally]] to its city commission, who was recalled and defeated in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.enidnews.com/opinion/letter-white-supremacy-is-a-non-starter/article_cdd5ba88-a6fb-11ed-bc87-43d259dc5850.html|title=LETTER: White supremacy is a non-starter|website=Enidnews.com|date=7 February 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.enidnews.com/news/mason-blevins-win-enid-elections-ward-2-to-have-runoff/article_c2f5f904-ace4-11ed-9285-3750ec8786a6.html|title=Mason, Blevins win Enid elections; Ward 2 to have runoff|first=Kelci McKendrick &#124; Enid News &|last=Eagle|website=Enidnews.com|date=14 February 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.enidnews.com/opinion/viewpoint-entering-a-political-race-makes-a-candidates-past-fair-game-for-scrutiny/article_507427ce-974b-11ed-b41f-9bc54f24c40a.html|title=VIEWPOINT: Entering a political race makes a candidate's past fair game for scrutiny|first=Stephen|last=Jones|website=Enidnews.com|date=19 January 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.enidnews.com/news/city-candidate-accused-of-white-nationalist-ties/article_bf10f03e-8ec9-11ed-8adb-7f95a65657d8.html|title=City candidate accused of white nationalist ties|first=Kelci McKendrick &#124; Enid News &|last=Eagle|website=Enidnews.com|date=7 January 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/identity-evropas-oklahoma-coordinator-judson-blevins/|title=Identity Evropa's Oklahoma Coordinator: Judson Blevins|first=Jared|last=Holt|date=March 29, 2019|website=Right Wing Watch}}</ref>