Anadarko leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Anadarko typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Anadarko, ~18% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Anadarko compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Anadarko is the least Republican-leaning.
Anadarko runs about 24 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Anadarko. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+39), a spread of about 44 points.
Why Anadarko 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 Anadarko, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Anadarko votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 39%, well above the Oklahoma average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Anadarko sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 86% of cities).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Anadarko, OK does.
Why turnout in Anadarko looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Anadarko 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 46%, about 9 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in Anadarko rent, compared to around 17% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Anadarko report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Cement, OK R+69
- Fort Cobb, OK R+63
- Cyril, OK R+69
- Pine Ridge, OK R+65
- Albert, OK R+68
- Norge, OK R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kentwood, LA R+30
- Glenn Dale, MD D+71
- Welcome, SC D+6
- Bayfield, CO R+11
- Lincroft, NJ R+25
- Hilmar, CA R+48
- Ocean View, DE R+7
- Alamo Heights, TX D+7
- Newton Highlands, MA D+62
- Pinehurst, MA R+4
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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.