73142 leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 68% of adults in 73142 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 73142, ~32% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 73142 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 73142 leans more Republican than 25 of 37 neighbors.
73142 runs about 43 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 73142. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+33), a spread of about 36 points.
Why 73142 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 73142, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
73142 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 76%, far above the Oklahoma average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 73142, OK does.
Why turnout in 73142 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 73142 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 73142 have completed high school, above 87% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oklahoma State Election Board, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.