74116 leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 38% of adults in 74116 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 74116, ~16% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 74116 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 74116 leans more Republican than 24 of 37 neighbors.
74116 runs about 32 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 74116. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+51), a spread of about 62 points.
Why 74116 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 74116, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in 74116 hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 74116, OK does.
Why turnout in 74116 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 74116 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 49%, about 6 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 45% of households in 74116 rent, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in 74116 report food insecurity, above 92% 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.