74720 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 63% of adults in 74720 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 74720, ~9% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 74720 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 74720 leans more Republican than 9 of 11 neighbors.
74720 runs about 22 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why 74720 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 74720, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in 74720 live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 74720 sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 83% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 74720 are family households, above 76% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 74720, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 74720 looks the way it does
Turnout in 74720 sits close to the national pattern. 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.