Oklahoma Flat is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Oklahoma Flat typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oklahoma Flat, ~6% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oklahoma Flat compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oklahoma Flat leans more Republican than 14 of 23 neighbors.
Oklahoma Flat runs about 62 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Oklahoma Flat 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 Flat, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Oklahoma Flat drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Oklahoma Flat, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Oklahoma Flat looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Oklahoma Flat 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 48%, about 5 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Howells Crossroads, AL R+53
- Waller, PA R+57
- Vale, TN R+71
- Kadesh, LA R+63
- Laurin, MT R+51
- Porto Rico, WV R+72
- Hazen, PA R+69
- Portland Mills, IN R+60
- Perma, MT R+46
- East Alstead, NH R+16
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.