Mellette is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Mellette typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mellette, ~11% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mellette compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mellette leans more Republican than 26 of 40 neighbors.
Mellette runs about 17 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Mellette 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 Mellette, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Mellette hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mellette, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mellette looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Mellette report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Mellette sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.