Gilcrease Hills is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Gilcrease Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gilcrease Hills, ~57% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gilcrease Hills compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Gilcrease Hills is the most Democratic-leaning.
Gilcrease Hills runs about 124 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole. Oklahoma leans Republican overall, while Gilcrease Hills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Gilcrease Hills leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Gilcrease Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gilcrease Hills votes against the grain of Oklahoma. Oklahoma leans Republican overall, while Gilcrease Hills runs about 124 points more Democratic.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Gilcrease Hills, Tulsa, OK sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Gilcrease Hills looks the way it does
Turnout in Gilcrease Hills sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown Tulsa, Tulsa, OK D+44
- Charles Page, Tulsa, OK R+12
- Riverview Park, Tulsa, OK D+41
- Springdale, Tulsa, OK D+21
- Sequoyah, Tulsa, OK D+11
- Turner Park, Tulsa, OK D+19
- Brookside, Tulsa, OK D+16
- Maxwell, Tulsa, OK D+7
- Mayo Meadow, Tulsa, OK D+18
- McKinley Mitchell, Tulsa, OK D+11
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Oakwood, Knoxville, TN D+32
- Pulaski, Gary, IN D+83
- Breen Hills, Kansas City, MO D+7
- Park Village, San Antonio, TX D+33
- Kent Heights, East Providence, RI D+7
- Harrison West, Columbus, OH D+54
- Sunnyslope, Riverside, CA Even
- Globeville, Denver, CO D+51
- Shady Lane, Columbus, OH D+66
- Villa Cresta, Parkville, MD D+14
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.