Shady Grove leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Shady Grove typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shady Grove, ~14% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shady Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shady Grove leans more Republican than 12 of 40 neighbors.
Politically, Shady Grove sits close to the rest of Oklahoma.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Shady Grove. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Shady Grove 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 Shady Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Shady Grove are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Shady Grove, 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 Shady Grove looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 23% of adults in Shady Grove report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Shady Grove sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fort Gibson, OK R+49
- Okay, OK R+51
- Qualls, OK R+39
- Hulbert, OK R+47
- McBride, OK R+38
- Muskogee, OK R+20
- Braggs, OK R+65
- Park Hill, OK R+35
- Pettit, OK R+46
- Lost City, OK R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yellow Lake, WI R+29
- Mount Royal, PA R+54
- Olga, MN R+51
- Little Canada, NY R+39
- Centerton, OH R+58
- Calpack, CA R+32
- Carson, NM D+40
- Cheek, TX R+23
- Peter, UT R+63
- Lake Wisconsin, WI R+5
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.