Center is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Center typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Center, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Center leans more Republican than 32 of 46 neighbors.
Center runs about 21 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Center 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 Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Center live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Center, 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 Center looks the way it does
Turnout in Center sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oil Center, OK R+70
- Pickett, OK R+60
- Vanoss, OK R+68
- Maxwell, OK R+70
- Hird, OK R+44
- Ada, OK R+32
- Lawrence, OK R+69
- Stratford, OK R+62
- Byng, OK R+58
- Fitzhugh, OK R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lyburn, WV R+67
- Twin Lakes, OH R+3
- Bernheimer, MO R+56
- Namur, WI R+28
- Vedin Corner, SD R+56
- Liberty City, TX R+67
- Sardis, SC R+27
- South Hamilton, NY R+43
- Naftel, AL R+53
- Greenfield, OK R+68
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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.