Morse is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Morse typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morse, ~11% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morse compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Morse leans more Republican than 34 of 39 neighbors.
Morse runs about 20 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Morse. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Morse 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 Morse, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Morse live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Morse sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Morse, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Morse looks the way it does
Turnout in Morse 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
- Last Chance, OK R+70
- IXL, OK R+8
- Mason, OK R+70
- Castle, OK R+60
- Okemah, OK R+51
- Okfuskee, OK R+70
- Clearview, OK R+58
- Tuskegee, OK R+66
- Welty, OK R+69
- Boley, OK R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leach, TN R+65
- Casscoe, AR R+69
- Stremmels, PA R+13
- Holland, GA R+65
- Pearly, VA R+63
- Belvidere, NY R+46
- Deadwood, OR R+16
- West Damascus, PA R+42
- Romeroville, NM D+5
- Rose Lake, ID R+56
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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.