Cobb is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Cobb typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cobb, ~13% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cobb compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cobb leans more Republican than 14 of 52 neighbors.
Cobb runs about 16 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cobb. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Cobb 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 Cobb, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Cobb drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Cobb are family households, above 93% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cobb, OK sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cobb looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Cobb own their home, about 14 points above the Oklahoma average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Silo, OK R+61
- Brown, OK R+70
- Armstrong, OK R+70
- Durant, OK R+39
- Kenefic, OK R+72
- Nida, OK R+71
- Caddo, OK R+67
- Mead, OK R+66
- Calera, OK R+62
- Folsom, OK R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Camp Creek, TN R+72
- Butte Falls, OR R+40
- White Mound, TX R+70
- Lynch, KY R+56
- Bridgewater, SD R+57
- Niantic, IL R+51
- Chapman, NE R+68
- Dunbarton, NH R+5
- Red Cliff, WI D+60
- Ira, VA R+70
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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.