Hanson is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Hanson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hanson, ~9% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hanson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hanson leans more Republican than 42 of 60 neighbors.
Hanson runs about 20 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Hanson 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 Hanson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Hanson hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Hanson are family households, above 90% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hanson, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Hanson looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 20% of adults in Hanson report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Hanson sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Hanson have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sallisaw, OK R+51
- Muldrow, OK R+62
- Aqua Park, OK R+61
- Redland, OK R+65
- Brent, OK R+68
- Long, OK R+68
- Paw Paw, OK R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Henry, IN R+51
- Loomis, WA R+39
- Pineville, MN R+14
- Gowen, OK R+68
- Pine Ridge, AL R+69
- Bellmont, IL R+67
- Oldfield, MD R+35
- Luther, TN R+76
- Rucker, MO R+51
- Lynnville, IL R+50
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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.