Driftwood is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Driftwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Driftwood, ~7% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Driftwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Driftwood leans more Republican than 20 of 22 neighbors.
Driftwood runs about 33 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Driftwood 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 Driftwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Driftwood are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Driftwood sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 76% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Driftwood, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Driftwood looks the way it does
Turnout in Driftwood 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
- Byron, OK R+80
- Burlington, OK R+81
- Ingersoll, OK R+70
- Cherokee, OK R+70
- Kiowa, KS R+73
- Vining, OK R+72
- Capron, OK R+75
- Hazelton, KS R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Young Hickory, OH R+62
- Bairoil, WY R+64
- Pinckneyville, MS D+45
- Wilroads Gardens, KS R+32
- Westminster, PA R+22
- Westover, TN R+38
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.