Sacred Heart is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Sacred Heart typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sacred Heart, ~9% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sacred Heart compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sacred Heart leans more Republican than 39 of 49 neighbors.
Sacred Heart runs about 21 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Sacred Heart hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sacred Heart, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Sacred Heart looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Sacred Heart report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Sacred Heart sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Konawa, OK R+54
- Asher, OK R+70
- Vamoosa, OK R+67
- Pearson, OK R+71
- Maud, OK R+66
- Maxwell, OK R+70
- Oil Center, OK R+70
- Francis, OK R+67
- Byng, OK R+58
- Bowlegs, OK R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pickerel, WI R+37
- Dyess, AR R+71
- Bovine, AR R+72
- New Richmond, WV R+68
- Donovan, IL R+52
- Brandywine, WV R+63
- Locust Dale, VA R+33
- Colby, ME R+41
- Mexia, AL R+11
- Hashtown, IN R+58
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.