Oilton is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Oilton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oilton, ~10% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oilton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oilton leans more Republican than 31 of 39 neighbors.
Oilton runs about 19 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Oilton 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 Oilton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Oilton hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Oilton, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Oilton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Oilton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Oilton report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Silver City, OK R+68
- Jennings, OK R+67
- Drumright, OK R+62
- Yale, OK R+57
- Schlegel, OK R+58
- Lawrence Creek, OK R+67
- Terlton, OK R+66
- Hallett, OK R+69
- Maramec, OK R+66
- Cushing, OK R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion Grove, PA R+49
- Cavalero, WA R+4
- Powell, AL R+72
- Bruceville, IN R+59
- King City, MO R+62
- Lincoln, MT R+46
- Chaffee, NY R+45
- Bernhards Bay, NY R+43
- Conover, WI R+29
- Louin, MS R+5
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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.