Milton is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Milton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Milton, ~6% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Milton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Milton is the most Republican-leaning.
Milton runs about 28 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Milton 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 Milton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Milton live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Milton, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Milton looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Milton report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Milton have completed high school, below 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mccurtain, OK R+75
- Lequire, OK R+75
- Hoyt, OK R+70
- Sans Bois, OK R+72
- Lodi, OK R+72
- Keota, OK R+72
- Norris, OK R+74
- Hughes, OK R+71
- Walls, OK R+73
- Stigler, OK R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zittau, WI R+36
- New Offenburg, MO R+59
- Mannassa, MS R+32
- Buchanan Corner, IN R+61
- Patterson, KS R+66
- DeGrey, SD R+55
- Parkwood, PA R+57
- Compton, AR R+57
- Jenkins, MO R+71
- New Albion, NY R+49
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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.