Gould is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Gould typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gould, ~11% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gould compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gould leans more Republican than 6 of 16 neighbors.
Gould runs about 25 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Gould 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 Gould, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Gould sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the Oklahoma average of 68%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Gould, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Gould looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Gould own their home, about 16 points above the Oklahoma average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Gould sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hollis, OK R+49
- Russell, OK R+74
- East Duke, OK R+77
- Duke, OK R+77
- Dodson, TX R+84
- Prairie Hill, OK R+76
- Vinson, OK R+73
- Eldorado, OK R+77
- Reed, OK R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Darrington, MS R+49
- Routon, LA R+92
- Montebello, VA R+37
- Harrold, SD R+57
- Brockroad, VA R+29
- Grassy Cove, TN R+70
- Burchard, NE R+65
- Lone Elm, KS R+63
- Paradise, IL R+59
- Milo, AR R+80
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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.