Bokoshe is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Bokoshe typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bokoshe, ~8% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bokoshe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bokoshe leans more Republican than 43 of 65 neighbors.
Bokoshe runs about 23 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Bokoshe 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 Bokoshe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Bokoshe hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bokoshe, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Bokoshe looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bokoshe is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Bokoshe report food insecurity, above 84% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Bokoshe have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Panama, OK R+67
- Shady Point, OK R+70
- Stony Point, OK R+62
- Tucker, OK R+74
- Tahona, OK R+62
- Spiro, OK R+51
- Keota, OK R+72
- Star, OK R+74
- Cowlington, OK R+73
- Cameron, OK R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pamplin, VA R+24
- Watts, OK R+64
- Madison Lake, MN R+28
- Eureka, MI R+34
- Strong, ME R+20
- Russia, OH R+72
- Hancock, NY R+33
- Cuba, IL R+38
- Ivor, VA R+33
- Caseville, MI R+33
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.