Empire City is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Empire City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Empire City, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Empire City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Empire City leans more Republican than 9 of 21 neighbors.
Empire City runs about 22 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Empire City. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Empire 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 Empire City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Empire City are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Empire City, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Empire City looks the way it does
Turnout in Empire City 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
- Duncan, OK R+51
- Sunray, OK R+71
- Comanche, OK R+63
- Gas City, OK R+74
- Marlow, OK R+64
- Corum, OK R+73
- Central High, OK R+72
- Bray, OK R+73
- Addington, OK R+71
- Velma, OK R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lowry City, MO R+65
- Bainbridge, IN R+60
- Queens Village, NY D+77
- Wheatland, MO R+64
- Leona Valley, CA R+39
- Brookside, AL R+45
- McPherson, GA R+46
- Dalton, MN R+43
- Mexican Springs, NM D+44
- Paauilo, HI D+19
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.