Prairie Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Prairie Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prairie Hill, ~6% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prairie Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prairie Hill leans more Republican than 24 of 27 neighbors.
Prairie Hill runs about 28 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Prairie 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 Prairie Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Prairie Hill live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Prairie Hill are family households, above 83% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Prairie Hill, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Prairie Hill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Prairie Hill is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 41% of households in Prairie Hill rent, compared to around 26% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Duke, OK R+77
- Olustee, OK R+76
- Altus Afb, OK R+76
- Duke, OK R+77
- Eldorado, OK R+77
- Victory, OK R+67
- Elmer, OK R+73
- Russell, OK R+74
- Altus, OK R+41
- Martha, OK R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wing, AR R+69
- Jericho, TX R+87
- Spanish Ranch, CA R+29
- Sorum, SD R+83
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.