Sunkist is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Sunkist typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunkist, ~8% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sunkist compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sunkist leans more Republican than 15 of 41 neighbors.
Sunkist runs about 24 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Sunkist 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 Sunkist, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Sunkist live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sunkist, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Sunkist looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sunkist 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 50%, about 5 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Sunkist rent, above 82% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Sunkist report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Boswell, OK R+62
- Cade, OK R+73
- Unger, OK R+75
- Sand Bluff, OK R+71
- Farris, OK R+76
- Soper, OK R+74
- Lane, OK R+75
- Miller, OK R+73
- Kellond, OK R+71
- Matoy, OK R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alvan, IL R+62
- Truhart, VA R+38
- Eckerman, MI R+29
- Durango, TX R+68
- New Santa Fe, IN R+64
- Hanson, FL R+42
- Sierraville, CA R+20
- Meckling, SD R+45
- Carmerville, NJ R+23
- Moscow, IN R+60
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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.