Long is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Long typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Long, ~7% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Long compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Long leans more Republican than 51 of 61 neighbors.
Long runs about 20 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Long 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 Long, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Long live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Long sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Long, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Long looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Long 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 25% of adults in Long report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Long have completed high school, below 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Maple, OK R+67
- Muldrow, OK R+62
- Short, OK R+70
- Stoney Point, OK R+72
- Nicut, OK R+60
- Roland, OK R+52
- Hanson, OK R+68
- Brushy, OK R+56
- Moffett, OK R+48
- Uniontown, AR R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Winterstown, PA R+56
- Yelvington, KY R+54
- Merritt, MI R+59
- Rudd, IA R+42
- White Mills, KY R+63
- Wilburn, AR R+70
- Peel, AR R+45
- Green Creek, IL R+67
- Diamond City, IL R+62
- Moingona, IA R+35
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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.