Brushy is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Brushy typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brushy, ~13% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brushy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brushy leans more Republican than 18 of 58 neighbors.
Brushy runs about 7 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Brushy 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 Brushy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Brushy live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Brushy, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Brushy looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Brushy 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 49%, about 6 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Brushy report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 87% of adults in Brushy have completed high school, below 75% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stoney Point, OK R+72
- Marble City, OK R+53
- Aqua Park, OK R+61
- Sallisaw, OK R+51
- Bunch, OK R+52
- Pinhook Corner, OK R+57
- Long, OK R+68
- Nicut, OK R+60
- Hanson, OK R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moro, OR R+62
- Remington, OH D+5
- Buffalo Ridge, SD R+51
- North Spencer, NY R+32
- Whiting, MO R+69
- Rincon, NM R+3
- South Hampton, NH Even
- Ringgold, MD R+47
- Dixon Springs, TN R+68
- Rixies, NV R+74
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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.