Osage is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Osage typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Osage, ~7% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Osage compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Osage leans more Republican than 33 of 38 neighbors.
Osage runs about 19 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Osage 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 Osage, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Osage live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Osage sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 80% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Osage, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Osage looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Osage 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 47%, about 8 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Osage report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cleveland, OK R+54
- Westport, OK R+65
- Rigsby, OK R+65
- Rabornville, OK R+64
- Terlton, OK R+66
- Jubys, OK R+62
- Leroy, OK R+63
- Calida, OK R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- McCance, OH R+67
- New Salem, TX R+75
- St. Donatus, IA R+40
- Center Rutland, VT R+8
- Fort George Island, FL R+41
- Hillcrest, TX R+50
- Maxdale, TX R+30
- Harmony Corners, NY R+14
- Bristow, IN R+52
- Peters, MI R+47
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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.