Is oklahoma considered the south?

Along the Kansas border, it was the Midwest. From Oklahoma City to the west, it was the “southwest.” Part of the problem with Zelinsky’s research, though, is that it is static. It doesn’t take into account the way regional identities change. Minnesota was once considered the Northwest; it is now firmly ensconced in the Midwest. read more

Oklahoma is not part of the Historically Southern United States. Although, geographically it can be considered part of the Southern US as defined by the US Census Bureau, it is not part of the true South. read more

While the top few Midwest states barely pulled 80 percent of the vote, nearly 90 percent of respondents identified Georgia and Alabama as Southern, and more than 80 percent placed Mississippi and Louisiana in the South. South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida and North Carolina all garnered above 60 percent. read more