Kenwood is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Kenwood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kenwood, ~10% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kenwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kenwood leans more Republican than 28 of 46 neighbors.
Kenwood runs about 12 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Kenwood 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 Kenwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Kenwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kenwood, 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 Kenwood looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 28% of adults in Kenwood report food insecurity, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Kenwood sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spavinaw, OK R+60
- Salina, OK R+56
- Rose, OK R+60
- Strang, OK R+63
- Twin Oaks, OK R+59
- Snake Creek, OK R+60
- Eucha, OK R+54
- Mazie, OK R+60
- Locust Grove, OK R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chester, TX R+78
- Beaverdam, OH R+68
- Moro, AR R+41
- Ellsworth, MN R+63
- Farmersville Station, NY R+56
- Indianola, NE R+71
- Quantico, MD R+21
- Blanco, NM R+53
- Majestic, KY R+72
- Oubre, LA R+62
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.