The 10 Most Conservative Cities In Oklahoma For 2023


The most conservative cities in Oklahoma are Clinton and Piedmont for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

Now that we’re headed towards the next big election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of Oklahoma would be the most likely to back Donald Trump again.

Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the Sooner State?

To do so, we used Saturday Night Science to measure how each city in Oklahoma with populations greater than 5,000 voted in past elections. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Republican were named the most conservative cities in the state.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 most conservative places in Oklahoma for 2023

  1. Clinton
  2. Piedmont
  3. Elk City
  4. Woodward
  5. Idabel
  6. Duncan
  7. Guymon
  8. Alva
  9. Pauls Valley
  10. Poteau

If you’re wondering, Midwest City is the most liberal city in Oklahoma of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most conservative cities in Oklahoma.

Additional reading about Oklahoma and the most conservative places in the country:

The 10 Most Conservative Places In Oklahoma For 2023

Clinton, OK

Source: Wikipedia User Wallace Parry | CC BY-SA 3.0

Percent Republican: 85.5%
More on Clinton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Piedmont, OK

Source: Flickr User okchomeseller | CC BY 2.0

Percent Republican: 85.4%
More on Piedmont: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Elk City, OK

Source: Wikipedia User Scott Nazelrod | CC BY-SA 1.0

Percent Republican: 85.1%
More on Elk City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Woodward, OK

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 84.9%
More on Woodward: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Idabel, OK

Source: Wikipedia User Billy Hathorn | CC BY-SA 3.0

Percent Republican: 82.7%
More on Idabel: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Duncan, OK

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 81.6%
More on Duncan: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Guymon, OK

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 81.6%
More on Guymon: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Alva, OK

Source: Wikipedia User | CC-BY-3.0

Percent Republican: 81.4%
More on Alva: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Pauls Valley, OK

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 81.3%
More on Pauls Valley: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Poteau, OK

Source: Wikipedia User Clinton Steeds | CC BY 2.0

Percent Republican: 80.9%
More on Poteau: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How we determined the most conservative cities in Oklahoma for 2023

To find the most conservative places in Oklahoma, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most conservatives.

We started by making a list of every city in Oklahoma over 5,000 people based on the 2017-2021 American Community Survey. That left us with 73 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places rock the most rightward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For The Republican President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Republicans, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 73 for each criterion, where number one was the most conservative.

The winner, Clinton, is “The Most Conservative City in Oklahoma For 2023”. The most liberal place in Oklahoma was Midwest City.

We updated this article for 2023. This report is our tenth time ranking the most conservative places to live in Oklahoma.

Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds in Oklahoma

Well, there you have it, the places in Oklahoma that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with Clinton ranking as the most conservative in the entire state.

If you’re curious, here are the least conservative cities in Oklahoma:

  1. Midwest City
  2. The Village
  3. Edmond

For more Oklahoma reading, check out:

Most Conservative Places In Oklahoma

Rank City Population % Conservative
1 Clinton, OK 8,612 85.5%
2 Piedmont, OK 7,306 85.4%
3 Elk City, OK 11,743 85.1%
4 Woodward, OK 12,246 84.9%
5 Idabel, OK 6,945 82.7%
6 Duncan, OK 22,664 81.6%
7 Guymon, OK 12,804 81.6%
8 Alva, OK 5,056 81.4%
9 Pauls Valley, OK 6,030 81.3%
10 Poteau, OK 8,741 80.9%
11 Hugo, OK 5,146 80.6%
12 Tuttle, OK 7,412 80.2%
13 Blanchard, OK 8,511 80.2%
14 Chickasha, OK 15,655 80.2%
15 Holdenville, OK 5,753 79.8%
16 Purcell, OK 6,506 79.5%
17 Newcastle, OK 10,970 79.5%
18 Sallisaw, OK 8,503 78.7%
19 Grove, OK 6,900 78.6%
20 Altus, OK 18,825 77.8%
21 Vinita, OK 5,250 77.7%
22 Mcalester, OK 18,225 77.3%
23 Durant, OK 18,358 77.3%
24 Pryor Creek, OK 9,439 76.7%
25 Catoosa, OK 7,821 76.4%
26 Collinsville, OK 7,765 76.4%
27 Verdigris, OK 5,189 76.4%
28 Tulsa, OK 410,652 76.4%
29 Owasso, OK 37,559 76.4%
30 Claremore, OK 19,173 76.4%
31 Sapulpa, OK 21,853 76.4%
32 Okmulgee, OK 11,330 75.7%
33 Enid, OK 51,129 75.7%
34 Ardmore, OK 24,829 75.5%
35 Weatherford, OK 12,034 75.4%
36 Miami, OK 12,997 74.7%
37 Blackwell, OK 6,192 74.4%
38 Ponca City, OK 24,499 74.4%
39 Bixby, OK 28,091 74.0%
40 Coweta, OK 9,696 74.0%
41 Broken Arrow, OK 112,751 74.0%
42 Wagoner, OK 7,694 74.0%
43 Bartlesville, OK 37,074 72.7%
44 Guthrie, OK 10,767 72.3%
45 Seminole, OK 7,131 72.1%
46 Oklahoma City, OK 673,183 71.8%
47 Shawnee, OK 31,237 71.8%
48 Tecumseh, OK 6,356 71.8%
49 Anadarko, OK 6,182 71.1%
50 Ada, OK 16,804 70.5%
51 El Reno, OK 17,164 70.3%
52 Mustang, OK 19,847 70.3%
53 Yukon, OK 23,697 70.3%
54 Sand Springs, OK 19,935 68.8%
55 Henryetta, OK 5,667 67.5%
56 Muskogee, OK 37,214 65.9%
57 Tahlequah, OK 16,213 63.4%
58 Stillwater, OK 48,055 60.1%
59 Cushing, OK 8,201 60.1%
60 Lawton, OK 91,247 58.7%
61 Glenpool, OK 13,446 56.5%
62 Jenks, OK 25,210 56.5%
63 Noble, OK 7,078 55.7%
64 Moore, OK 62,633 55.7%
65 Norman, OK 125,745 55.7%
66 Choctaw, OK 12,130 49.2%
67 Bethany, OK 20,542 49.2%
68 Harrah, OK 6,155 49.2%
69 Warr Acres, OK 10,443 49.2%
70 Del City, OK 21,778 49.2%
71 Edmond, OK 93,522 49.2%
72 The Village, OK 9,510 49.2%
73 Midwest City, OK 58,146 49.2%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

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