Heller Park leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Heller Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Heller Park, ~27% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Heller Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Heller Park leans more Democratic than 3 of 6 neighbors.
Heller Park runs about 67 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole. Oklahoma leans Republican overall, while Heller Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Heller Park. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+25) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+7), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Heller Park 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 Heller Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Heller Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Heller Park runs against the grain of Oklahoma, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Heller Park, Tulsa, 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 Heller Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Heller Park sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South Peoria, Tulsa, OK D+28
- Brookside, Tulsa, OK D+16
- Kensington, Tulsa, OK D+21
- Minshall Park, Tulsa, OK D+5
- Mayo Meadow, Tulsa, OK D+18
- Riverview Park, Tulsa, OK D+41
- Downtown Tulsa, Tulsa, OK D+44
- Turner Park, Tulsa, OK D+19
- Sequoyah, Tulsa, OK D+11
- McClure Park, Tulsa, OK D+3
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Firthtown, Phillipsburg, NJ D+8
- Sunshine Gardens, South San Francisco, CA D+41
- Croydon Park, Rockville, MD D+46
- Hunters Green, Tampa, FL D+9
- Mokapu, Kaneohe Station, HI Even
- Rose Hill, Columbus, GA D+24
- Brookline Village, Brookline, MA D+74
- Elyria Swansea, Denver, CO D+40
- Village 11, Sacramento, CA D+32
- Arlington-East Falls, Arlington, VA D+57
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.