74965 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 74965 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 74965, ~12% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 74965 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 74965 leans more Republican than 7 of 9 neighbors.
74965 runs about 12 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 74965. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 74965 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 74965, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in 74965 hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 74965, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 74965 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 74965 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 37% of households in 74965 rent, above 84% of zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in 74965 report food insecurity, above 90% 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.