Oklahoma City: Diversifying Metro market. In 2024, voted R+28%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+28MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,001,6272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,8522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Oklahoma City
TrumpR+28
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 62.8% | 485,303 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 35.2% | 272,113 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 15,969 |
D+60R+60
34 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | +2.5% |
| 1912 | +5.7% |
| 1916 | +13.8% |
| 1920 | −9.0% |
| 1924 | +2.1% |
| 1928 | −36.2% |
| 1932 | +46.3% |
| 1936 | +34.0% |
| 1940 | +13.2% |
| 1944 | +8.1% |
| 1948 | +21.6% |
| 1952 | −17.6% |
| 1956 | −14.4% |
| 1960 | −22.5% |
| 1964 | +8.9% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −50.9% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −33.3% |
| 1984 | −43.7% |
| 1988 | −22.5% |
| 1992 | −14.5% |
| 1996 | −13.4% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −35.8% |
| 2008 | −31.2% |
| 2012 | −32.4% |
| 2016 | −32.1% |
| 2020 | −26.7% |
| 2024 | −27.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 272,113 | 485,303 | 773,385 | ||
| R | 270,853 | 474,743 | 764,657 | ||
| R | 218,338 | 446,635 | 710,882 | ||
| R | 218,672 | 428,387 | 647,059 | ||
| R | 243,265 | 463,975 | 707,240 | ||
| R | 223,163 | 472,337 | 695,500 | ||
| R | 204,796 | 363,825 | 575,370 | ||
| R | 214,205 | 290,143 | 566,690 | ||
| R | 202,639 | 298,366 | 661,217 | ||
| R | 211,123 | 335,549 | 551,800 | ||
| R | 162,299 | 418,853 | 586,484 | ||
| R | 166,707 | 347,612 | 543,416 | ||
| R | 243,721 | 270,821 | 522,902 | ||
| R | 118,386 | 376,123 | 506,265 | ||
| R | 148,059 | 229,354 | 458,757 | ||
| D | 242,102 | 202,451 | 444,553 | ||
| R | 166,283 | 262,810 | 429,093 | ||
| R | 173,795 | 232,359 | 406,154 | ||
| R | 192,535 | 274,534 | 467,069 | ||
| D | 208,357 | 134,261 | 342,618 | ||
| D | 186,752 | 158,742 | 346,341 | ||
| D | 217,164 | 166,255 | 385,181 | ||
| D | 234,933 | 115,221 | 352,177 | ||
| D | 241,129 | 88,500 | 329,629 | ||
| R | 88,906 | 191,372 | 283,316 | ||
| D | 107,496 | 102,586 | 236,101 | ||
| R | 94,119 | 113,978 | 221,232 | ||
| D | 66,132 | 47,250 | 137,204 | ||
| D | 57,480 | 50,107 | 128,807 | ||
| D | 62,727 | 59,345 | 133,591 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.7%
English
11.7%
Irish
9.5%
American
6.1%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.6%
French
1.4%
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: 36.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,852
Oklahoma City ranks near the middle of US counties.
Oklahoma City$68,852
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
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.8%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Spanish9.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Oklahoma City's media market anchors a reliably red state, but rapid suburban expansion in the metro's outer ring has gradually shifted the composition of competitive county-level races over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-six points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty-one points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-eight points.
A population of 2,001,627, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,852 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Oklahoma City vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oklahoma City voted Republican by 27.6 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 773,385 votes cast, 272,113 went Democratic and 485,303 went Republican.
What is Oklahoma City's political typology?
Akashic places Oklahoma City in the "Diversifying Metro" 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 market has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Oklahoma City last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Oklahoma City voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Oklahoma City?
Oklahoma City has a population of 2,001,627 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oklahoma City?
Median household income in Oklahoma City is $68,852 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Oklahoma City?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oklahoma City from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The market's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.