Deer Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Deer Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deer Creek, ~10% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deer Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Deer Creek leans more Republican than 16 of 20 neighbors.
Deer Creek runs about 22 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Deer Creek 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 Deer Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Deer Creek 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; Deer Creek, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Deer Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Deer Creek 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 Cities
- Nardin, OK R+67
- Lamont, OK R+71
- Renfrow, OK R+68
- Medford, OK R+68
- Blackwell, OK R+49
- Braman, OK R+68
- Jefferson, OK R+68
- Tonkawa, OK R+55
- Caldwell, KS R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mark, IA R+62
- Zimco, AL R+5
- Straits Corners, NY R+40
- Valley Fork, WV R+61
- Ulm, AR R+76
- Sidon, AR R+71
- Maple View, NY R+36
- Shinrock, OH R+38
- Bens Run, WV R+68
- Cedar Springs, TX R+63
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.