Sickles is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Sickles typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sickles, ~7% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sickles compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sickles leans more Republican than 16 of 21 neighbors.
Sickles runs about 26 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Sickles 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 Sickles, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Sickles hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sickles, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Sickles looks the way it does
Turnout in Sickles sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Hinton, OK R+64
- Colony, OK R+75
- Albert, OK R+68
- Scott, OK R+72
- Niles, OK R+69
- Hydro, OK R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Finley, OK R+77
- Flournoy, CA R+50
- Moyers, OK R+73
- Emanuel, KY R+80
- Darnell, LA R+62
- Maxinkuckee, IN R+51
- Amo, IN R+60
- Popes Creek, MD R+18
- Mangum, TX R+71
- South Sutton, NH Even
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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.