Niles is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Niles typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Niles, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Niles compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Niles leans more Republican than 11 of 20 neighbors.
Niles runs about 21 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Niles 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 Niles, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Niles 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; Niles, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Niles looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Niles have more than one occupant per room, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hinton, OK R+64
- Scott, OK R+72
- Lookeba, OK R+74
- Calumet, OK R+69
- Binger, OK R+68
- Geary, OK R+67
- Sickles, OK R+74
- Concho, OK R+39
- Minco, OK R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Theodosia, MO R+66
- Sapps, AL D+13
- Newtonville, IN R+53
- Powhatan, LA R+52
- Drake, ND R+56
- Beamon, AL R+77
- Southwest Oswego, NY R+6
- McMullin, MO R+67
- Sunset Village, GA R+76
- Louviers, CO R+18
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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.