Yonkers is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Yonkers typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yonkers, ~11% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yonkers compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yonkers leans more Republican than 34 of 38 neighbors.
Yonkers runs about 13 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Yonkers. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Yonkers 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 Yonkers, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Yonkers live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Yonkers, OK sits in the bottom quarter 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 Yonkers looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 20% of adults in Yonkers report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Yonkers sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Yonkers have completed high school, below 76% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Murphy, OK R+65
- Cedar Crest, OK R+57
- Chouteau, OK R+59
- Wagoner, OK R+41
- Peggs, OK R+52
- Lost City, OK R+44
- McBride, OK R+38
- Hulbert, OK R+47
- Locust Grove, OK R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Garber, OK R+71
- Dutton, VA R+35
- Texico, IL R+65
- Spearville, KS R+73
- Grafton, IL R+39
- Rosedale, VA R+72
- Jefferson, NH R+11
- Burgess, MS R+51
- East Dayton, MI R+48
- Custer, MI R+36
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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.