Porum is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Porum typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Porum, ~11% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Porum compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Porum leans more Republican than 20 of 41 neighbors.
Porum runs about 16 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Porum 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 Porum, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Porum hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Porum are family households, above 81% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Porum, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Porum looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Porum 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 23% of adults in Porum report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 87% of adults in Porum have completed high school, below 74% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whitefield, OK R+72
- Stigler, OK R+63
- Warner, OK R+50
- Texanna, OK R+62
- Webbers Falls, OK R+60
- Hoyt, OK R+70
- Garland, OK R+73
- Russellville, OK R+68
- Rentiesville, OK R+63
- Longtown, OK R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hindsville, AR R+60
- Blue Mound, TX R+19
- Vado, NM D+2
- Peterstown, WV R+65
- Elton, LA R+55
- North Fork, CA R+24
- Taft, FL Even
- New Bethlehem, PA R+61
- Cato, NY R+41
- Lake Luzerne, NY R+29
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.