Iron Post is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Iron Post typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Iron Post, ~10% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Iron Post compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Iron Post leans more Republican than 24 of 37 neighbors.
Iron Post runs about 18 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Iron Post 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 Iron Post, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Iron Post live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Iron Post, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Iron Post looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Iron Post report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Iron Post sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Newby, OK R+66
- DePew, OK R+63
- Bristow, OK R+52
- Welty, OK R+69
- Tuskegee, OK R+66
- Milfay, OK R+67
- Mason, OK R+70
- Micawber, OK R+63
- Slick, OK R+68
- Edna, OK R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Robinson, PA R+57
- Secor, IL R+54
- Coldwater, KS R+69
- Steele, ND R+59
- Syenite, MO R+62
- Kendall Mills, NY R+42
- Millen Bay, NY R+17
- Trosper, KY R+76
- Gans, OK R+68
- Stokes, NC R+25
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.