Alex is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Alex typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alex, ~8% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alex compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alex leans more Republican than 24 of 31 neighbors.
Alex runs about 24 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Alex leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Alex, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Alex hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Alex drive to work alone, above 83% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Alex are family households, above 89% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Alex, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Alex looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Alex have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bradley, OK R+73
- Tabler, OK R+70
- Ninnekah, OK R+69
- Dibble, OK R+71
- Middleberg, OK R+70
- Lindsay, OK R+68
- Erin Springs, OK R+73
- Chickasha, OK R+41
- Cole, OK R+70
- Norge, OK R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- O'Donnell, TX R+74
- Willeyton, NC R+26
- Barataria, LA R+75
- Hardin, IL R+56
- Tee Harbor, AK D+12
- White Oak, WV R+65
- Center Sandwich, NH D+25
- Garden Farms, CA R+22
- Sacred Heart, MN R+40
- New England, ND R+68
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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.