Panama is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Panama typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Panama, ~10% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Panama compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Panama leans more Republican than 28 of 65 neighbors.
Panama runs about 19 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Panama. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Panama 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 Panama, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Panama hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Panama, 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 Panama looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 30% of households in Panama rent, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Panama sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Panama report food insecurity, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Tahona, OK R+62
- Spiro, OK R+51
- Cameron, OK R+76
- Williams, OK R+73
- Poteau, OK R+57
- Neff, OK R+69
- Tucker, OK R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fairview, MI R+45
- Gordon, AL R+35
- Lacassine, LA R+75
- Bulan, KY R+63
- Laphams Mills, NY R+10
- Sanford, CO R+29
- Valona, GA D+2
- Yermo, CA R+49
- Goshen, OR R+5
- Cando, ND R+48
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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.