Krebs is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Krebs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Krebs, ~15% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Krebs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Krebs leans more Republican than 2 of 35 neighbors.
Krebs runs about 7 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Krebs. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Krebs 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 Krebs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Krebs drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Krebs sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Krebs, OK sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Krebs looks the way it does
Turnout in Krebs 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
- McAlester, OK R+44
- Alderson, OK R+63
- North McAlester, OK R+45
- Richville, OK R+70
- Bache, OK R+65
- Dow, OK R+65
- Savanna, OK R+65
- Haileyville, OK R+62
- Hartshorne, OK R+57
- Adamson, OK R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Orrstown, PA R+65
- Hampton, FL R+72
- Rice, VA R+12
- Santa Rosa, NM Even
- Bovey, MN R+28
- Mapleton, ME R+32
- Burns Flat, OK R+68
- Burlington, ND R+64
- Benton, MS R+37
- Shawsville, VA R+48
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.