Wright City is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Wright City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wright City, ~12% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wright City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wright City leans more Republican than 2 of 32 neighbors.
Wright City runs about 13 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wright City. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Wright City 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 Wright City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Wright City hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Wright City drive to work alone, above 87% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wright City, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wright City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wright City 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 48%, about 8 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Wright City report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Wright City have completed high school, below 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Glover, OK R+72
- Valliant, OK R+69
- Millerton, OK R+72
- Rufe, OK R+76
- Oak Hill, OK R+77
- Garvin, OK R+71
- Swink, OK R+78
- Ringold, OK R+77
- Golden, OK R+63
- Sobol, OK R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Waynoka, OK R+68
- Forest Grove, MI R+54
- Paron, AR R+57
- Peck, KS R+60
- Sulphur, KY R+54
- Job, KY R+79
- Central Station, WV R+69
- Iona, OK R+71
- Belle Haven, VA R+9
- French Camp, MS R+57
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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.