Wister is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Wister typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wister, ~10% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wister compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wister leans more Republican than 20 of 50 neighbors.
Wister runs about 22 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Wister 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 Wister, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Wister drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Wister are family households, above 85% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wister, OK sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Wister looks the way it does
Turnout in Wister 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
- Monroe, OK R+73
- Howe, OK R+70
- Fanshawe, OK R+74
- Reichert, OK R+70
- Walls, OK R+73
- Forest Hill, OK R+70
- Poteau, OK R+57
- Summerfield, OK R+72
- Shady Point, OK R+70
- Heavener, OK R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bowling Green, VA R+23
- Fort Gay, WV R+68
- Surry, VA D+16
- Center, CO D+6
- Blossvale, NY R+39
- Thaxton, VA R+58
- Oakman, AL R+83
- Carrier Mills, IL R+52
- Rockbridge, OH R+53
- Gloster, MS D+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.