Tecumseh is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Tecumseh typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tecumseh, ~14% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tecumseh compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tecumseh leans more Republican than 8 of 37 neighbors.
Tecumseh runs about 5 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tecumseh. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tecumseh votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, modestly above the Oklahoma average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tecumseh, 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 Tecumseh looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 37% of households in Tecumseh rent, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Tecumseh report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Tecumseh have completed high school, below 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brooksville, OK R+63
- Bethel Acres, OK R+63
- St. Louis, OK R+70
- Shawnee, OK R+39
- Gaddy, OK R+60
- Earlsboro, OK R+62
- Pink, OK R+67
- Macomb, OK R+66
- Dale, OK R+63
- Johnson, OK R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Round Lake Park, IL D+16
- Bow, NH D+12
- Fredericktown, MO R+60
- Georgetown, MA D+6
- Hinckley, OH R+35
- Trumann, AR R+51
- Mulvane, KS R+42
- Terrebonne, OR R+38
- Mango, FL R+3
- Mound, MN D+6
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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.