Nicut is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Nicut typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nicut, ~9% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nicut compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nicut leans more Republican than 31 of 57 neighbors.
Nicut runs about 12 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nicut. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Nicut 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 Nicut, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Nicut live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Nicut sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 85% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Nicut, 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 Nicut looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Nicut 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 27% of adults in Nicut report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Nicut have completed high school, below 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Uniontown, OK R+50
- Stoney Point, OK R+72
- Short, OK R+70
- Long, OK R+68
- Uniontown, AR R+68
- Brushy, OK R+56
- Natural Dam, AR R+64
- Bunch, OK R+52
- Maple, OK R+67
- Cedarville, AR R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fairfield, VT R+27
- Powhatan, AR R+71
- Danube, MN R+54
- House, MS R+89
- Gary City, TX R+73
- Meriden, MN R+48
- Davenport Center, NY R+26
- Proctorsville, VT R+3
- Bouse, AZ R+55
- Gough, GA R+19
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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.