Seward is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Seward typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seward, ~16% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Seward compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Seward leans more Republican than 17 of 30 neighbors.
Seward runs about 4 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Seward. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Seward 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 Seward, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Seward are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Seward, OK sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Seward looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Seward own their home, about 17 points above the Oklahoma average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Guthrie, OK R+41
- Cedar Valley, OK R+63
- Navina, OK R+61
- Arcadia, OK R+41
- Edmond, OK R+13
- Meridian, OK R+64
- Cimarron City, OK R+67
- Coyle, OK R+54
- Crescent, OK R+64
- Cashion, OK R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fairview Alpha, LA R+74
- Marquez, TX R+73
- Hobson City, AL D+22
- La Paz, IN R+48
- Vamoosa, OK R+67
- Birdsnest, VA Even
- Humbird, WI R+38
- Mitford, SC R+32
- Cooksville, NC R+64
- Coffeeville, AL R+10
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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.