73942 leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 46% of adults in 73942 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 73942, ~15% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 73942 compares
73942 runs about 14 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 73942. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 64 points.
Why 73942 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 73942, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 16% of adults in 73942 hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 73942, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 73942 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 73942 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 8 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in 73942 rent, compared to around 21% in nearby zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in 73942 report food insecurity, above 93% 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.