Patterson is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Patterson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Patterson, ~8% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Patterson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Patterson leans more Republican than 23 of 39 neighbors.
Patterson runs about 21 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Patterson 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 Patterson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Patterson hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 90% of residents in Patterson drive to work alone, above 94% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Patterson, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Patterson looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Patterson 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 50%, about 5 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Patterson report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Patterson have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Degnan, OK R+68
- Wilburton, OK R+61
- Adamson, OK R+67
- Higgins, OK R+69
- Hartshorne, OK R+57
- Haileyville, OK R+62
- Dow, OK R+65
- Gowen, OK R+68
- Lutie, OK R+70
- Quinton, OK R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yuma, KY R+73
- Adair, IL R+49
- Philrich, TX R+76
- Big Bend, WV R+67
- Kirby, MS R+12
- Cave In Rock, IL R+58
- North Liberty, PA R+47
- Newton Hamilton, PA R+69
- Bergland, MI R+27
- Doss, TX R+74
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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.