Lane is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Lane typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lane, ~4% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lane compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lane leans more Republican than 28 of 35 neighbors.
Lane runs about 27 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Lane 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 Lane, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Lane hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Lane, OK sits in the bottom tenth 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 Lane looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lane is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 6 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Lane report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Lane have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bentley, OK R+77
- Farris, OK R+76
- Bruno, OK R+77
- Matoy, OK R+75
- Cade, OK R+73
- Sunkist, OK R+72
- Atoka, OK R+58
- Miller, OK R+73
- Boswell, OK R+62
- Tushka, OK R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Friendly, WV R+63
- Beaver City, NE R+73
- Chattaroy, WV R+63
- Flemington, WV R+59
- Port Hudson, LA R+31
- Walker, MO R+73
- Elwood, TX R+71
- Mount Comfort, IN R+29
- Piave, MS R+90
- Prospect, AL R+86
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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.