Shady Point is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Shady Point typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shady Point, ~9% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shady Point compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shady Point leans more Republican than 30 of 61 neighbors.
Shady Point runs about 21 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Shady Point 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 Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Shady Point drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Shady Point sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Shady Point are family households, above 79% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Shady Point, 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 Point looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Shady Point is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Shady Point report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Panama, OK R+67
- Bokoshe, OK R+72
- Poteau, OK R+57
- Neff, OK R+69
- Tahona, OK R+62
- Cameron, OK R+76
- Stony Point, OK R+62
- Williams, OK R+73
- Spiro, OK R+51
- Wister, OK R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Burton, TX R+63
- Glendale, OR R+36
- Leland, IL R+41
- Westlake, TX R+43
- Vanderbilt, MI R+44
- Powhatton, OH R+49
- Hudgens, IL R+44
- Lake City, IA R+47
- Hancock, ME D+5
- Bennington, NH 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.