South Walker leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 27% of adults in South Walker typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Walker, ~15% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~73% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Walker compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South Walker is the least Democratic-leaning.
South Walker runs about 59 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole. Oklahoma leans Republican overall, while South Walker is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why South Walker leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for South Walker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in South Walker live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. South Walker runs against the grain of Oklahoma, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as South Walker, Oklahoma City, OK does.
Why turnout in South Walker looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. South Walker is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 9 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in South Walker report food insecurity, above 93% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 57% of adults in South Walker have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City, OK D+23
- Rockwood, Oklahoma City, OK D+15
- Midtown, Oklahoma City, OK D+40
- Parkview, Oklahoma City, OK D+25
- Brandywine, Oklahoma City, OK R+26
- West 10th, Oklahoma City, OK D+20
- Brookhaven, Norman, OK Even
- Charles Page, Tulsa, OK R+12
- Kensington, Tulsa, OK D+21
- South Peoria, Tulsa, OK D+28
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bellemeade, Richmond, VA D+82
- Old Town, Lansing, MI D+47
- Edgemoor, St. Petersburg, FL Even
- Chatham Parkway, Savannah, GA D+42
- South Plaza, Kansas City, MO D+51
- Riverview Park, Tulsa, OK D+41
- Huckleberry Fields, Alafaya, FL Even
- Aurora-Butteville-Barlow, Canby, OR D+14
- Woodland Edge, Little Rock, AR D+17
- Highland Park, Birmingham, AL D+36
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.