Pershing is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Pershing typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pershing, ~8% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pershing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pershing leans more Republican than 30 of 31 neighbors.
Pershing runs about 20 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Pershing 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 Pershing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Pershing live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Pershing are family households, above 83% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Pershing, 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 Pershing looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Pershing have more than one occupant per room, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Barnsdall, OK R+62
- Tallant, OK R+65
- Wolco, OK R+68
- Avant, OK R+69
- Nelagoney, OK R+59
- Ochelata, OK R+62
- Wynona, OK R+53
- Okesa, OK R+65
- Skiatook, OK R+54
- Ramona, OK R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Drift, KY R+57
- Eastville, PA R+68
- Etterville, MO R+72
- Winigan, MO R+69
- Deweese, NE R+66
- Fairview, SD R+52
- Boy River, MN R+36
- Rush Hill, MO R+68
- Maple View, WV R+39
- Fitzpatrick, WV R+32
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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.