Cimarron County is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Cimarron County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cimarron County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cimarron County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Cimarron County leans more Republican than 2 of 5 neighbors.
Cimarron County runs about 19 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Cimarron County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Cimarron County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cimarron County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 73% of households in Cimarron County are family households, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Cimarron County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 10%, below 82% of counties).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Cimarron County, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cimarron County looks the way it does
Turnout in Cimarron County 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 Counties
- Sherman County, TX R+69
- Morton County, KS R+74
- Dallam County, TX R+46
- Baca County, CO R+69
- Union County, NM R+52
- Hartley County, TX R+76
- Texas County, OK R+45
- Moore County, TX R+32
- Stanton County, KS R+48
- Stevens County, KS R+73
Counties with Similar Populations
- Miner County, SD R+52
- Grant County, ND R+71
- Griggs County, ND R+52
- Garfield County, WA R+58
- Renville County, ND R+65
- Dolores County, CO R+45
- Sanborn County, SD R+59
- Eddy County, ND R+46
- Webster County, GA R+16
- Quitman County, GA R+17
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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.