Blanco is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Blanco typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blanco, ~12% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blanco compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blanco leans more Republican than 9 of 31 neighbors.
Blanco runs about 17 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Blanco 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 Blanco, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Blanco live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Blanco sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Blanco, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Blanco looks the way it does
Turnout in Blanco 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.
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- Kiowa, OK R+69
- Alderson, OK R+63
- Bache, OK R+65
- Krebs, OK R+55
- McAlester, OK R+44
- North McAlester, OK R+45
- Haileyville, OK R+62
- Weathers, OK R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Flat, TX R+74
- West Waynesburg, PA R+52
- Bigbee, AL R+73
- East Templeton, MA R+16
- Rosella, MS R+30
- South Cortland, NY R+22
- Healing Springs, NC R+60
- Westland, PA R+38
- East Frankfort, NY R+40
- Union Corner, MD R+50
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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.