Whitesboro is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Whitesboro typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whitesboro, ~10% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whitesboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whitesboro leans more Republican than 2 of 33 neighbors.
Whitesboro runs about 19 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Whitesboro. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Whitesboro 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 Whitesboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Whitesboro live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Whitesboro, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Whitesboro looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Whitesboro report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Talihina, OK R+59
- Muse, OK R+71
- Honobia, OK R+73
- Albion, OK R+72
- Summerfield, OK R+72
- Reichert, OK R+70
- Le Flore, OK R+73
- Zoe, OK R+69
- Hodgen, OK R+72
- Fanshawe, OK R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Veblen, SD R+20
- Rock Dell, MN R+41
- South Jackson, VA R+48
- Fenton, IL R+50
- Meade, OH R+55
- Diorite, MI R+29
- Dilts Corner, NJ D+4
- Dillard, OR R+46
- Big Oak Flat, CA R+23
- Hallwood, PA R+47
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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.