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1876–2024
Altus, OK·Oklahoma

Altus, OK has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+58 in 2024.

Wheatfield economy and Altus Air Force Base shape a compact southwest Oklahoma market

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OK
LatestR+58in 2024
TypologyTexan Rightcluster typology
Population24,6782024 ACS

Altus, OK, Oklahoma: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+58%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+58MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Texan RightAkashic typology
Population
24,6782024 5-year
Median household income
$62,7992024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
71.7%2024 5-year
Black
6.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
25.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+81 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+58 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Altus, OK
TrumpR+58
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican78.2%6,295
Kamala HarrisDemocratic19.9%1,602
OtherAll other candidates1.9%156
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −58.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−58.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892No data
1896No data
1900No data
1904No data
1908+45.7%
1912+39.8%
1916+52.7%
1920+30.3%
1924+36.8%
1928−15.9%
1932+81.0%
1936+66.0%
1940+51.4%
1944+57.4%
1948+71.0%
1952+30.4%
1956+30.9%
1960+5.4%
1964+42.7%
1968+15.2%
1972−45.0%
1976+21.1%
1980−3.5%
1984−31.6%
1988−11.0%
1992−6.6%
1996−13.7%
2000−37.7%
2004−51.8%
2008−49.6%
2012−50.7%
2016−57.6%
2020−57.7%
2024−58.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−58.3%
1,6026,2958,053
R
−57.7%
1,6466,3928,221
R
−57.6%
1,4735,9697,806
R
−50.7%
1,9545,9657,919
R
−49.6%
2,2646,7198,983
R
−51.8%
2,2327,0249,256
R
−37.7%
2,5155,5918,159
R
−13.7%
3,2454,4228,582
R
−6.6%
3,2733,8939,420
R
−11.0%
3,5424,4238,001
R
−31.6%
2,9965,7738,795
R
−3.5%
4,0314,3278,554
D
+21.1%
4,9143,1898,163
R
−45.0%
2,0545,5197,707
D
+15.2%
3,3712,2487,405
D
+42.7%
5,8942,3668,260
D
+5.4%
3,7613,3757,136
D
+30.9%
4,4352,3436,778
D
+30.4%
4,9212,6277,548
D
+71.0%
5,4509236,373
D
+57.4%
4,8661,3136,192
D
+51.4%
4,8321,5406,408
D
+66.0%
5,4351,0956,571
D
+81.0%
5,7596036,362
R
−15.9%
2,4933,4405,960
D
+36.8%
2,3429413,804
D
+30.3%
2,6941,3454,456
D
+52.7%
2,0964093,203
D
+39.8%
1,8195883,092
D
+45.7%
1,8976272,777
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.1%
English
11.8%
Irish
8.9%
American
5.3%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.7%
2.2%
75–84
2.0%
4.4%
65–74
4.8%
5.6%
55–64
5.8%
5.3%
45–54
5.2%
6.4%
35–44
6.2%
7.4%
25–34
7.0%
6.0%
18–24
4.5%
9.1%
5–17
8.8%
3.3%
<5
3.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,799
Altus, OK ranks near the middle of US counties.
Altus, OK$62,799
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.5%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.0%
speak English only
Spanish14.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
28.3%
Other Christian
14.7%
Methodist
12.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.6%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Altus anchors Jackson County, where agricultural employment and a major Air Force installation create an unusually stable economic base for a micropolitan area of roughly 20,000 residents. The area votes heavily Republican in federal and statewide contests.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-one points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-eight points.

A population of 24,678, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,799 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Altus, OK, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Altus, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 58.3 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,053 votes cast, 1,602 went Democratic and 6,295 went Republican.
What is Altus, OK, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Altus, OK, Oklahoma in the "Texan Right" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Altus, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Altus, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Altus, OK, Oklahoma?
Altus, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 24,678 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Altus, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Altus, OK, Oklahoma is $62,799 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Altus, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Altus, OK, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.