Texola is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Texola typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Texola, ~6% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Texola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Texola leans more Republican than 3 of 18 neighbors.
Texola runs about 24 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Texola. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Texola 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 Texola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Texola hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Texola, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Texola looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Texola 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 48%, about 7 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Texola report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Texola have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Erick, OK R+69
- New Liberty, OK R+80
- Mayfield, OK R+74
- Delhi, OK R+78
- Sayre, OK R+65
- Carter, OK R+78
- Sweetwater, OK R+83
- Grimes, OK R+83
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Ephraim, OH R+62
- McCrea, LA R+33
- Norwood, MI R+21
- Little Machias, ME R+21
- Thurber, TX R+77
- South Bend, TX R+82
- Loudenville, WV R+64
- Laurel Grove, VA R+52
- Lawson, MI R+17
- Maness, VA R+67
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.