Okay is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Okay typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Okay, ~15% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Okay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Okay leans more Republican than 19 of 42 neighbors.
Politically, Okay sits close to the rest of Oklahoma.
Why Okay 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 Okay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Okay drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Okay are family households, above 84% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Okay, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Okay looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Okay report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fort Gibson, OK R+49
- Shady Grove, OK R+47
- Wagoner, OK R+41
- Muskogee, OK R+20
- Hulbert, OK R+47
- McBride, OK R+38
- Porter, OK R+55
- Tullahassee, OK R+57
- Yonkers, OK R+61
- Lost City, OK R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Only, TN R+68
- Southwest City, MO R+53
- Rapids City, IL R+25
- Snyder, OK R+57
- Ottoville, OH R+71
- Hoopers Creek, NC R+36
- Clarendon, PA R+51
- Moira, NY R+37
- Birchwood Lakes, PA R+30
- Joseph City, AZ R+65
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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.