Roger Mills County is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Roger Mills County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roger Mills County, ~6% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roger Mills County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Roger Mills County is the most Republican-leaning.
Roger Mills County runs about 34 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Roger Mills County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Roger Mills County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Roger Mills County live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 73% of households in Roger Mills County are family households, above 89% of counties.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Roger Mills County, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Roger Mills County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 83% of households in Roger Mills County own their home, about 6 points above the Oklahoma average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 94% of adults in Roger Mills County have completed high school, above 86% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Beckham County, OK R+67
- Wheeler County, TX R+67
- Washita County, OK R+74
- Hemphill County, TX R+66
- Dewey County, OK R+78
- Ellis County, OK R+77
- Custer County, OK R+49
- Greer County, OK R+67
- Woodward County, OK R+63
- Roberts County, TX R+90
Counties with Similar Populations
- Kimball County, NE R+68
- Hanson County, SD R+72
- Aleutians East Borough, AK D+6
- Baylor County, TX R+66
- Petersburg Census Area, AK R+4
- Foster County, ND R+50
- Webster County, NE R+69
- Costilla County, CO D+19
- Reagan County, TX R+55
- Osborne County, KS R+74
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.