Talala is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Talala typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Talala, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Talala compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Talala leans more Republican than 24 of 32 neighbors.
Talala runs about 15 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Talala 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 Talala, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 86% of households in Talala are family households, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Talala, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Talala looks the way it does
Turnout in Talala 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
- Oologah, OK R+59
- Keetonville, OK R+59
- Watova, OK R+67
- Winganon, OK R+61
- Sageeyah, OK R+58
- Ramona, OK R+60
- Vera, OK R+65
- Limestone, OK R+58
- Sequoyah, OK R+56
- Collinsville, OK R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Belcourt, ND D+51
- Fieldale, VA R+33
- Eagle, MI R+37
- Holland Patent, NY R+38
- Warner, NH Even
- Augusta, WI R+42
- Crown City, OH R+67
- Roper, NC D+8
- Bowman, GA R+60
- Lake Peekskill, NY R+10
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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.