Altus Afb is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Altus Afb typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Altus Afb, ~6% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Altus Afb compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Altus Afb leans more Republican than 19 of 25 neighbors.
Altus Afb runs about 27 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Altus Afb 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 Altus Afb, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Altus Afb live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Altus Afb are family households, above 85% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Altus Afb, 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 Altus Afb looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Altus Afb is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Altus Afb rent, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Olustee, OK R+76
- Victory, OK R+67
- Elmer, OK R+73
- Altus, OK R+41
- Prairie Hill, OK R+76
- Humphreys, OK R+72
- East Duke, OK R+77
- Martha, OK R+72
- Hess, OK R+73
- Duke, OK R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Atomic City, ID R+73
- Perrys Corner, ME R+29
- Tionesta, CA R+38
- Trombly, MI R+38
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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.