Tulsa leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 58% of adults in the Tulsa area typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in the Tulsa area, ~24% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tulsa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tulsa leans more Republican than 2 of 46 neighbors.
Tulsa runs about 32 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tulsa. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+57), a spread of about 70 points.
Why Tulsa 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 Tulsa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tulsa votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 66%, far above the Oklahoma average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Tulsa, OK does.
Why turnout in Tulsa looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 33% of households in the Tulsa area rent, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jenks, OK R+15
- Broken Arrow, OK R+16
- Oakhurst, OK R+42
- Bixby, OK R+23
- Turley, OK R+15
- Prattville, OK R+43
- Catoosa, OK R+40
- Sand Springs, OK R+33
- Glenpool, OK R+27
- Sapulpa, OK R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Honolulu, HI D+18
- New Orleans, LA D+25
- Tucson, AZ D+16
- Omaha, NE D+2
- Rochester, NY D+13
- Greenville, SC R+26
- Albuquerque, NM D+14
- Bakersfield, CA R+12
- Knoxville, TN R+32
- Albany, NY D+14
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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.