74736 is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 74736 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 74736, ~8% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 74736 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 74736 leans more Republican than 4 of 6 neighbors.
74736 runs about 23 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 74736. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 74736 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 74736, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 16% of adults in 74736 hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 74736 are family households, above 76% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 74736, 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 74736 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 74736 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%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in 74736 report food insecurity, above 90% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in 74736 have completed high school, below 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.