Custer City is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Custer City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Custer City, ~8% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Custer City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Custer City leans more Republican than 7 of 16 neighbors.
Custer City runs about 26 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Custer City. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+63), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Custer City 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 Custer City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Custer City live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Custer City, OK does.
Why turnout in Custer City looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 11% of homes in Custer City have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Arapaho, OK R+70
- Thomas, OK R+69
- Clinton, OK R+39
- Putnam, OK R+80
- Weatherford, OK R+48
- Stafford, OK R+71
- Butler, OK R+78
- Fay, OK R+72
- Bessie, OK R+77
- Hydro, OK R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pregnall, SC R+31
- Humphreys, LA D+28
- Alto Pass, IL R+50
- New Edinburg, AR R+63
- South Northfield, VT D+6
- East Lebanon, ME R+32
- Lahmansville, WV R+79
- Gardenville, MI R+23
- Lardintown, PA R+44
- Moline, KS 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.