Inola is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Inola typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Inola, ~13% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Inola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Inola leans more Republican than 40 of 43 neighbors.
Inola runs about 13 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Inola 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 Inola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Inola are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Inola, OK sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Inola looks the way it does
Turnout in Inola 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 Cities
- Tiawah, OK R+63
- Chouteau, OK R+59
- Verdigris, OK R+49
- Fair Oaks, OK R+52
- Claremore, OK R+40
- Catoosa, OK R+40
- Tullahassee, OK R+57
- Yonkers, OK R+61
- Pryor Creek, OK R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Zion, IL R+40
- Leesport, PA R+26
- Goldendale, WA R+38
- Henryetta, OK R+49
- Headland, AL R+57
- Morgantown, KY R+64
- West Miami, FL R+29
- Standish, ME R+9
- River Rouge, MI D+51
- Keene, TX R+44
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.