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1876–2024
Ardmore, OK·Oklahoma

Ardmore, OK has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+55 in 2024.

A small-city Oklahoma market where Native American enrollment reshapes voter rolls

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OK
LatestR+55in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population48,5552024 ACS

Ardmore, OK, Oklahoma: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+55%. Democratic peak: D+70 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+55MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
48,5552024 5-year
Median household income
$60,7232024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
67.9%2024 5-year
Black
6.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+70 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Ardmore, OK
TrumpR+55
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican76.7%14,945
Kamala HarrisDemocratic21.9%4,277
OtherAll other candidates1.4%266
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: −54.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−54.7%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+21.5%
1912+37.5%
1916+39.4%
1920+24.0%
1924+36.5%
1928−12.4%
1932+69.5%
1936+61.2%
1940+52.2%
1944+57.8%
1948+63.0%
1952+26.5%
1956+22.0%
1960+14.6%
1964+36.2%
1968+4.7%
1972−34.0%
1976+11.0%
1980−17.0%
1984−30.4%
1988−2.7%
1992+6.7%
1996+1.3%
2000−18.3%
2004−30.6%
2008−40.5%
2012−42.7%
2016−52.6%
2020−52.5%
2024−54.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−54.7%
4,27714,94519,488
R
−52.5%
4,47014,69919,479
R
−52.6%
4,00213,75218,534
R
−42.7%
4,90812,21417,122
R
−40.5%
5,60313,24118,844
R
−30.6%
6,46612,17818,644
R
−18.3%
6,6599,66716,458
D
+1.3%
6,9796,76915,804
D
+6.7%
7,1715,94718,368
R
−2.7%
7,9888,43016,535
R
−30.4%
6,16111,57817,822
R
−17.0%
6,5099,26216,154
D
+11.0%
8,3196,66815,070
R
−34.0%
4,5779,36814,106
D
+4.7%
5,8075,12714,348
D
+36.2%
10,6454,98615,631
D
+14.6%
8,4416,28814,729
D
+22.0%
9,3415,97415,315
D
+26.5%
10,2765,97416,250
D
+63.0%
9,4742,14711,621
D
+57.8%
9,1842,44611,654
D
+52.2%
10,4413,27013,746
D
+61.2%
9,3872,24711,669
D
+69.5%
9,6331,73311,366
R
−12.4%
5,0866,53811,716
D
+36.5%
7,1343,16410,862
D
+24.0%
5,9973,56110,133
D
+39.4%
2,9491,0134,908
D
+37.5%
1,8606523,221
D
+21.5%
2,1811,3054,080
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.3%
English
11.9%
Irish
11.2%
American
5.1%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.3%
Italian
1.1%
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: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
1.9%
75–84
3.1%
4.7%
65–74
5.5%
6.0%
55–64
6.4%
5.7%
45–54
6.0%
6.3%
35–44
6.4%
6.5%
25–34
6.5%
4.2%
18–24
4.0%
9.3%
5–17
9.1%
3.4%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,723
Ardmore, OK ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ardmore, OK$60,723
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 1819.0%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)17.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
41.6%
Other Christian
15.7%
Methodist
11.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 20.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ardmore anchors Carter County in southern Oklahoma, a region where the Chickasaw Nation's substantial enrolled population adds a distinct demographic layer to an otherwise rural, oil-patch electorate that has trended heavily Republican in recent cycles.

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

A population of 48,555, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,723 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Ardmore, OK, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ardmore, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 54.7 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,488 votes cast, 4,277 went Democratic and 14,945 went Republican.
What is Ardmore, OK, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Ardmore, OK, Oklahoma in the "Sunbelt Conservative" 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 18 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ardmore, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ardmore, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Ardmore, OK, Oklahoma?
Ardmore, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 48,555 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ardmore, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Ardmore, OK, Oklahoma is $60,723 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Ardmore, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ardmore, OK, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.