Keota is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Keota typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Keota, ~9% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Keota compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Keota leans more Republican than 41 of 60 neighbors.
Keota runs about 24 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Keota 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 Keota, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Keota drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Keota sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 80% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Keota, 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 Keota looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Keota is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Keota report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Keota have completed high school, below 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Cowlington, OK R+73
- Star, OK R+74
- Mccurtain, OK R+75
- Red Hill, OK R+71
- Tucker, OK R+74
- Milton, OK R+76
- Bokoshe, OK R+72
- Brent, OK R+68
- Garland, OK R+73
- Tamaha, OK R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Belfast, NY R+43
- Franklin, NY R+22
- Old Forge, NY R+3
- Bogata, TX R+70
- Snover, MI R+60
- Meadows Of Dan, VA R+59
- Dover, MN R+40
- Brownsville, WI R+47
- Atkinson, NC R+15
- Fresenius, TX R+72
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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.