Sentinel is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Sentinel typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sentinel, ~6% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sentinel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sentinel leans more Republican than 21 of 22 neighbors.
Sentinel runs about 31 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Sentinel leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Sentinel. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Sentinel, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sentinel looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Sentinel sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dill City, OK R+77
- Rocky, OK R+79
- Hobart, OK R+61
- Burns Flat, OK R+68
- Retrop, OK R+78
- Lone Wolf, OK R+67
- Lake Creek, OK R+73
- Cordell, OK R+74
- Komalty, OK R+67
- New Cordell, OK R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newbury, VT Even
- Willshire, OH R+67
- Bolton, NC D+3
- Powderly, KY R+57
- Hamburg, IA R+46
- Link, TN R+55
- Bronte, TX R+78
- Philo, CA D+46
- Doon, IA R+72
- Middleville, NY R+49
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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.