Gideon leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Gideon typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gideon, ~15% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gideon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gideon leans more Republican than 11 of 41 neighbors.
Politically, Gideon sits close to the rest of Oklahoma.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gideon. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Gideon 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 Gideon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Gideon are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Gideon, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Gideon looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Gideon report food insecurity, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moodys, OK R+44
- Lost City, OK R+44
- Peggs, OK R+52
- Tahlequah, OK R+15
- McBride, OK R+38
- Hulbert, OK R+47
- Teresita, OK R+50
- Cedar Crest, OK R+57
- Scraper, OK R+50
- Snake Creek, OK R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Millville, NY R+44
- Milo, CA R+32
- Amberson, PA R+72
- Conger, MN R+36
- Rainsburg, PA R+72
- Lorane, OR R+18
- Steuben, WI R+37
- Van Wert, IA R+58
- Trego, MT R+57
- Horse Pasture, VA R+26
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.