Wewoka leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Wewoka typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wewoka, ~17% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wewoka compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wewoka is the least Republican-leaning.
Wewoka runs about 12 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wewoka. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Wewoka 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 Wewoka, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wewoka 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. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Wewoka sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wewoka, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Wewoka looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wewoka 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 47%, about 8 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in Wewoka rent, compared to around 18% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Wewoka report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dixon, OK R+50
- New Lima, OK R+62
- Lima, OK R+62
- Yeager, OK R+65
- Holdenville, OK R+41
- Spaulding, OK R+67
- Bowlegs, OK R+66
- Seminole, OK R+49
- Cromwell, OK R+66
- Bearden, OK R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sanderson, FL R+60
- Bowling Green, FL R+43
- Phillips, WI R+35
- Paige, TX R+50
- Custer, WA R+29
- Concord, VA R+49
- Clayton, IN R+52
- Fox Island, WA D+6
- Holt, MO R+49
- Duryea, PA R+10
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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.