Pleasant Hill leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Pleasant Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Hill, ~15% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Hill leans more Republican than 3 of 42 neighbors.
Politically, Pleasant Hill sits close to the rest of Oklahoma.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pleasant Hill. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Pleasant Hill live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Pleasant Hill, OK sits in the bottom tenth 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 Pleasant Hill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pleasant Hill is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Pleasant Hill report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Pleasant Hill have completed high school, below 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Haworth, OK R+70
- Harris, OK R+48
- Tom, OK R+49
- Shults, OK R+68
- Goodwater, OK R+75
- Shinewell, OK R+75
- Idabel, OK R+22
- Lanesport, AR R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rocky, AR R+67
- Mina, PA R+56
- Surprise Valley, OR R+37
- Elamton, KY R+68
- Eldora, NJ R+44
- Monica, KY R+73
- Littrell, KY R+67
- Bradgate, IA R+54
- Lipps, VA R+70
- Glen, WV R+67
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.