Cartwright is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Cartwright typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cartwright, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cartwright compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cartwright leans more Republican than 25 of 60 neighbors.
Cartwright runs about 17 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Cartwright 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 Cartwright, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Cartwright hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Cartwright, OK sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Cartwright looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cartwright is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
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- Fidelity, MO R+63
- Hankamer, TX R+47
- Mount Morris, PA R+56
- Cheshire, OR R+20
- Bentley, LA R+87
- Cooks Corners, MI R+41
- Goshen, UT R+74
- Lawrence, MS R+31
- Elkhart, IA R+34
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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.