Terral is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Terral typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Terral, ~10% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Terral compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Terral leans more Republican than 3 of 26 neighbors.
Terral runs about 18 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Terral 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 Terral, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Terral hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Terral, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Terral looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Terral 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 Terral rent, above 83% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Terral report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
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- Buffalo, KS R+68
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- St. Lawrence, TX R+81
- Epworth, SC R+72
- Oddville, KY R+56
- Lamine, MO R+65
- Wood, VA R+75
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- Toonerville, KY R+74
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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.