74601 leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 49% of adults in 74601 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 74601, ~15% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 74601 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 74601 leans more Republican than 1 of 6 neighbors.
74601 runs about 10 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 74601. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 36 points.
Why 74601 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 74601, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
74601 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 75%, far above the Oklahoma average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 74601 sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 83% of zip codes).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 74601, 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 74601 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 74601 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in 74601 rent, compared to around 19% in nearby zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in 74601 report food insecurity, above 85% 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.