Sugden is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Sugden typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sugden, ~10% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sugden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sugden leans more Republican than 7 of 28 neighbors.
Sugden runs about 19 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Sugden 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 Sugden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Sugden hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Sugden, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sugden looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sugden 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 30% of households in Sugden rent, above 83% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Sugden report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Grady, OK R+74
- Addington, OK R+71
- Byers, TX R+78
- Ringgold, TX R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wilson Lake Shores, AL R+41
- Pine Bluffs, NE R+77
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- Ockley, IN R+59
- Meridian, PA R+36
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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.