Pettit leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Pettit typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pettit, ~15% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pettit compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pettit leans more Republican than 9 of 44 neighbors.
Politically, Pettit sits close to the rest of Oklahoma.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pettit. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Pettit leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Pettit. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pettit, 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 Pettit looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pettit 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 24% of adults in Pettit report food insecurity, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Park Hill, OK R+35
- Cookson, OK R+48
- Qualls, OK R+39
- Welling, OK R+40
- Tahlequah, OK R+15
- Rocky Mountain, OK R+62
- Evening Shade, OK R+58
- Shady Grove, OK R+47
- Wauhillau, OK R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rocky Ford, NC Even
- Smiths Bend, TX R+75
- New Chapel Hill, TX R+63
- Cool Spring, SC R+72
- Hiltons, VA R+72
- Rough Rock, AZ D+63
- Roslyn Harbor, NY D+3
- Almond, NY R+31
- Girard, MI R+48
- Bellemont, AZ R+14
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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.