Ratliff City is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Ratliff City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ratliff City, ~9% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ratliff City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ratliff City leans more Republican than 17 of 34 neighbors.
Ratliff City runs about 23 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ratliff City. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Ratliff City 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 Ratliff City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Ratliff City hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Ratliff City, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ratliff City looks the way it does
Turnout in Ratliff City sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Countyline, OK R+73
- Tatums, OK R+26
- Graham, OK R+67
- Tussy, OK R+72
- Alpers, OK R+56
- Velma, OK R+72
- Oil City, OK R+55
- Loco, OK R+74
- Wirt, OK R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Carter, TN R+71
- Alto Pass, IL R+50
- Lahmansville, WV R+79
- Peterson, IA R+52
- Pregnall, SC R+31
- Livingston, KY R+73
- Cobb, GA R+61
- South Northfield, VT D+6
- Watova, OK R+67
- Humphreys, LA D+28
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.