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1876–2024
Elk City, OK·Oklahoma

Elk City, OK has voted Republican in eight straight presidential elections — R+70 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OK
LatestR+70in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population22,1482024 ACS

Elk City, OK, Oklahoma: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+70%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+70MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
22,1482024 5-year
Median household income
$53,3282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.6%2024 5-year
Black
5.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+74 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+72 in 2020MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Elk City, OK
TrumpR+70
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican84.3%6,474
Kamala HarrisDemocratic14.2%1,093
OtherAll other candidates1.4%111
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: −70.1% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−70.1%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+29.5%
1912+29.5%
1916+40.4%
1920+12.5%
1924+26.0%
1928−26.3%
1932+74.0%
1936+59.3%
1940+36.1%
1944+27.8%
1948+55.2%
1952−6.3%
1956+5.4%
1960−22.0%
1964+23.4%
1968−8.5%
1972−45.9%
1976+31.4%
1980−4.8%
1984−31.4%
1988−1.1%
1992+0.4%
1996−1.8%
2000−25.4%
2004−47.7%
2008−56.1%
2012−59.1%
2016−70.8%
2020−72.0%
2024−70.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−70.1%
1,0936,4747,678
R
−72.0%
1,0486,7677,948
R
−70.8%
9606,3087,552
R
−59.1%
1,4175,5086,925
R
−56.1%
1,6255,7727,397
R
−47.7%
1,9315,4547,385
R
−25.4%
2,4084,0676,532
R
−1.8%
2,7972,9126,551
D
+0.4%
2,9472,9137,820
R
−1.1%
3,3883,4636,915
R
−31.4%
2,6015,0057,654
R
−4.8%
3,2983,6377,113
D
+31.4%
4,5302,3516,935
R
−45.9%
1,6084,4726,235
R
−8.5%
2,3542,9356,839
D
+23.4%
4,1152,5576,672
R
−22.0%
2,7214,2586,979
D
+5.4%
3,5613,1946,755
R
−6.3%
3,9724,5048,476
D
+55.2%
4,5441,3105,854
D
+27.8%
3,6082,0345,657
D
+36.1%
4,5982,1486,783
D
+59.3%
5,3721,3526,780
D
+74.0%
5,9798926,871
R
−26.3%
2,2013,8106,110
D
+26.0%
2,4961,3574,387
D
+12.5%
2,3471,7554,745
D
+40.4%
1,8505273,275
D
+29.5%
1,5666483,109
D
+29.5%
1,8078663,188
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.4%
German
10.1%
Irish
9.7%
American
7.3%
French
2.0%
Scottish
1.4%
Italian
1.2%
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: 37.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
1.9%
75–84
2.3%
4.3%
65–74
4.9%
6.1%
55–64
5.4%
6.1%
45–54
5.0%
10.1%
35–44
5.6%
9.7%
25–34
5.9%
5.0%
18–24
2.8%
8.5%
5–17
8.8%
2.5%
<5
3.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$53,328
Elk City, OK ranks near the middle of US counties.
Elk City, OK$53,328
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
21.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.1%
Working age (18–64)21.2%
Seniors (65+)4.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish6.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
34.3%
Other Christian
15.5%
Methodist
8.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Elk City, OK sits in the Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

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

A population of 22,148, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,328 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Elk City, OK, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Elk City, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 70.1 points (R+70), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,678 votes cast, 1,093 went Democratic and 6,474 went Republican.
What is Elk City, OK, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Elk City, 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 14 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Elk City, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elk City, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Elk City, OK, Oklahoma?
Elk City, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 22,148 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elk City, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Elk City, OK, Oklahoma is $53,328 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Elk City, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Elk City, OK, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.