Bessie is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Bessie typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bessie, ~7% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bessie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bessie leans more Republican than 16 of 21 neighbors.
Bessie runs about 29 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Bessie 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 Bessie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Bessie drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Bessie, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bessie looks the way it does
Turnout in Bessie sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Cordell, OK R+73
- Clinton, OK R+39
- Cordell, OK R+74
- Corn, OK R+75
- Stafford, OK R+71
- Burns Flat, OK R+68
- Arapaho, OK R+70
- Dill City, OK R+77
- Foss, OK R+78
- Lake Valley, OK R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Abbottsburg, NC R+42
- Filer City, MI R+16
- Linville, NC R+29
- Valdez, NM D+54
- Cox, GA R+27
- Wolcottsville, NY R+41
- Badoura, MN R+33
- Volga, IA R+45
- Bagley, IA R+44
- Baker, CA R+27
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.