Durham is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Durham typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Durham, ~6% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Durham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Durham leans more Republican than 5 of 10 neighbors.
Durham runs about 34 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Durham 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 Durham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Durham are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Durham, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Durham looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Durham have completed high school, about 8 points above the Oklahoma average of 89%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Higgins, TX R+84
- Arnett, OK R+76
- Cheyenne, OK R+84
- Glazier, TX R+78
- Dempsey, OK R+84
- Strong City, OK R+82
Cities with Similar Populations
- Denver, TN R+65
- Buford, ND R+73
- High Bank, NY R+28
- Knightly, VA R+45
- Bridgeton, IN R+63
- Cane Valley, KY R+63
- Brandon, VA R+37
- Kapulena, HI D+23
- Rimrock, WA R+38
- Reynolds Heights, PA R+44
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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.