Oklahoma City, OK Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Oklahoma City

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Oklahoma City leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.

 

About 58% of adults in the Oklahoma City area typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in the Oklahoma City area, ~26% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Oklahoma City compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Oklahoma City leans more Republican than 10 of 34 neighbors.

Oklahoma City runs about 38 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oklahoma City. The north side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+53), a spread of about 54 points.

Why Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Oklahoma City votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 71%, far above the Oklahoma average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Oklahoma City, OK does.

Why turnout in Oklahoma City looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Oklahoma City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in the Oklahoma City area rent, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.