Spiro is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Spiro typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spiro, ~14% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spiro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spiro leans more Republican than 5 of 62 neighbors.
Politically, Spiro sits close to the rest of Oklahoma.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Spiro. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Spiro 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 Spiro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Spiro hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Spiro runs against that pattern.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Spiro, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Spiro looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Spiro is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Spiro rent, above 83% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Spiro report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stony Point, OK R+62
- Fort Coffee, OK R+25
- Tahona, OK R+62
- Williams, OK R+73
- Panama, OK R+67
- Redland, OK R+65
- Pocola, OK R+67
- Cameron, OK R+76
- Rock Island, OK R+73
- Paw Paw, OK R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Laguna Beach, FL R+38
- Allegany, NY R+23
- Mountain Lakes, NJ D+17
- Vail, CO D+32
- Jonesville, VA R+64
- Silverton, OH D+51
- South Bound Brook, NJ D+10
- Pipestone, MN R+36
- Cedaredge, CO R+27
- Petersburg, IN R+52
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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.