73951 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 49% of adults in 73951 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 73951, ~8% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 73951 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 73951 leans more Republican than 2 of 4 neighbors.
73951 runs about 19 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 73951. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 19 points.
Why 73951 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 73951, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in 73951 are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 73951, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 73951 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 73951 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in 73951 report food insecurity, above 86% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 58% of adults in 73951 have completed high school, in the bottom fraction 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.