Carrier is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Carrier typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carrier, ~12% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carrier compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carrier leans more Republican than 13 of 28 neighbors.
Carrier runs about 24 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Carrier. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+65), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Carrier 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 Carrier, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Carrier are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Carrier, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Carrier looks the way it does
Turnout in Carrier 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
- Hillsdale, OK R+74
- North Enid, OK R+60
- Enid, OK R+39
- Lahoma, OK R+61
- Kremlin, OK R+74
- Goltry, OK R+79
- Meno, OK R+77
- Drummond, OK R+69
- Waukomis, OK R+61
- Breckenridge, OK R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silver Lake, MO R+69
- Twin Buttes, ND R+26
- Plaza, ND R+74
- West Chester, IA R+45
- Pennington, TX R+71
- Paoli, WI D+26
- New Blaine, AR R+64
- Bradley, FL R+28
- Port Haywood, VA R+46
- Laurel Lake, PA R+47
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.