Washington is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Washington typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Washington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Washington leans more Republican than 16 of 34 neighbors.
Washington runs about 16 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Washington. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Washington 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 Washington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Washington are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Washington, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Washington looks the way it does
Turnout in Washington 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
- Goldsby, OK R+55
- Cole, OK R+70
- Purcell, OK R+58
- Dibble, OK R+71
- Noble, OK R+37
- Norman, OK D+3
- Slaughterville, OK R+57
- Blanchard, OK R+62
- Middleberg, OK R+70
- Newcastle, OK R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- China Lake Acres, CA R+39
- Rural Valley, PA R+56
- Garden Valley, ID R+41
- Sterling, OK R+68
- Oriskany Falls, NY R+39
- Joaquin, TX R+69
- Bayou Blue, LA R+75
- North Hampton, OH R+52
- Morocco, IN R+58
- Stephens, AR R+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.