Gans is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Gans typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gans, ~9% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gans compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gans leans more Republican than 42 of 61 neighbors.
Gans runs about 20 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Gans 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 Gans, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Gans drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Gans, 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 Gans looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 20% of adults in Gans report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Gans sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Brent, OK R+68
- Tucker, OK R+74
- Paw Paw, OK R+61
- Sallisaw, OK R+51
- Fort Coffee, OK R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Robinson, PA R+57
- Secor, IL R+54
- Coldwater, KS R+69
- Steele, ND R+59
- Syenite, MO R+62
- Iron Post, OK R+66
- Millen Bay, NY R+17
- Trosper, KY R+76
- Kendall Mills, NY R+42
- Purgitsville, WV R+65
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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.