74872 is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 67% of adults in 74872 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 74872, ~11% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 74872 compares
74872 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
74872 runs about 17 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 74872. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 18 points.
Why 74872 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 74872, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in 74872 drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 74872, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 74872 looks the way it does
Turnout in 74872 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.