Hugo leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Hugo typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hugo, ~18% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hugo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hugo leans more Republican than 1 of 56 neighbors.
Hugo runs about 12 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hugo. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+62), a spread of about 67 points.
Why Hugo 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 Hugo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hugo votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 45%, well above the Oklahoma average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Hugo sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hugo, OK sits in the bottom tenth 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 Hugo looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hugo is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 10 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 48% of households in Hugo rent, compared to around 15% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Hugo report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Goodland, OK R+58
- Grant, OK R+65
- Messer, OK R+72
- Forney, OK R+57
- Sawyer, OK R+76
- Speer, OK R+68
- Gay, OK R+68
- Virgil, OK R+77
- Arthur City, TX R+77
- Forest Chapel, TX R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Bountiful, UT R+29
- Watsontown, PA R+49
- Midland City, AL R+52
- Cave Springs, AR R+29
- Pana, IL R+41
- Centerville, IA R+34
- Carlstadt, NJ R+20
- Midway, UT R+25
- Eastwood, MI D+31
- Edinburgh, IN R+52
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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.