US Regions - Oklahoma

[Antonio the Sixth]

Here are the three regions materialized on maps, in order to avoid confusion (light shades mean hypothetical).

Outer South :

Deep South :

Plains :

Please try to think about these options out of their context : the question isn't about the regions themselves, just about Oklahoma.

[Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario)]

I voted Plains.



This is a map of the Presidential election results from 1952. The dividing line between the South and the Plains is obvious. The biggest population centers (Oklahoma City, Tulsa) are in the Republican (Plains) area, and the state as a whole was a 9-point victory for Eisenhower, so Plains is the better fit.

Similar patterns can be found in other election years as well.

[muon2]

I vote for the Plains. The Little Dixie region would fit either of the South regions, but it's a small part of the state's population. There is certainly a connection with TX through the oil economy, but that doesn't reflect the politics or demographics. In those regards, KS is a much better fit.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Plains seem the right option to me (I'd rank DS as a second choice).

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Plains first....clearly and even the panhandle of Texas is plains (to address muon2's point).

[Smash255]

Plains, though would be hell if that was an option.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Oklahoma is one of those states that fits into several regions.  The panhandle is in the Inter-Mountain West and High Plains.  Western Oklahoma is in the Plains.  Southeastern Oklahoma is in the Deep South.  Northeastern Oklahoma is in the Midwest with the Ozarks starting just northeast of Tulsa.