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1876–2024
Sherman-Ada·Oklahoma

Sherman-Ada has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+57 in 2024.

A small Oklahoma market where rural red margins run deep and consistent.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OK
LatestR+57in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population359,4972024 ACS

Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma: Sunbelt Conservative market. In 2024, voted R+57%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+57MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
359,4972024 5-year
Median household income
$63,4162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
70.7%2024 5-year
Black
4.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+75 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Sherman-Ada
TrumpR+57
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2024 presidential margin by county for Sherman-Ada, OKA map of the constituent counties of Sherman-Ada, OK, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Johnston County, OK · R+66Choctaw County, OK · R+65Love County, OK · R+66Pontotoc County, OK · R+47Marshall County, OK · R+63Coal County, OK · R+71Atoka County, OK · R+72Pushmataha County, OK · R+73Bryan County, OK · R+59Grayson County, TX · R+54Carter County, OK · R+55
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican77.8%118,432
Kamala HarrisDemocratic20.9%31,767
OtherAll other candidates1.3%1,936
D+60
R+60
11 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
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −57.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−57.0%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+20.6%
1912+37.2%
1916+36.8%
1920+15.9%
1924+35.3%
1928−0.9%
1932+74.9%
1936+64.9%
1940+51.2%
1944+53.6%
1948+62.6%
1952+23.2%
1956+19.9%
1960+7.9%
1964+37.2%
1968+6.8%
1972−37.9%
1976+26.6%
1980+0.3%
1984−20.6%
1988+1.8%
1992+10.7%
1996+6.1%
2000−17.3%
2004−29.1%
2008−38.2%
2012−44.8%
2016−54.0%
2020−53.9%
2024−57.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−57.0%
31,767118,432152,135
R
−53.9%
31,854109,010143,226
R
−54.0%
26,38293,976125,224
R
−44.8%
31,20282,351114,211
R
−38.2%
37,68584,582122,708
R
−29.1%
43,88980,079124,162
R
−17.3%
44,61863,529109,531
D
+6.1%
49,00042,619104,516
D
+10.7%
48,40035,753118,446
D
+1.8%
52,05150,189102,819
R
−20.6%
42,39464,469107,364
D
+0.3%
48,58948,31899,251
D
+26.6%
60,14334,77195,464
R
−37.9%
25,08756,40282,604
D
+6.8%
32,89227,39581,007
D
+37.2%
55,39025,32880,739
D
+7.9%
40,04634,17674,275
D
+19.9%
45,74630,52476,322
D
+23.2%
52,66032,79985,482
D
+62.6%
56,50012,60070,083
D
+53.6%
52,44415,43869,070
D
+51.2%
64,64620,77085,614
D
+64.9%
58,10112,27970,618
D
+74.9%
57,9048,30966,257
R
−0.9%
28,86829,39758,728
D
+35.3%
37,32916,07160,206
D
+15.9%
32,67223,11460,055
D
+36.8%
23,5389,03939,421
D
+37.2%
17,2635,84730,717
D
+20.6%
12,5417,56224,199
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.0%
Irish
10.9%
German
10.5%
American
8.5%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.5%
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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.2%
2.4%
75–84
3.1%
5.0%
65–74
5.7%
6.2%
55–64
6.6%
5.9%
45–54
5.8%
6.1%
35–44
6.3%
6.3%
25–34
6.3%
4.3%
18–24
4.1%
9.1%
5–17
8.7%
3.2%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,416
Sherman-Ada ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sherman-Ada$63,416
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
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.5%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish6.8%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
32.0%
Other Christian
14.4%
Methodist
5.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning southeastern Oklahoma's Chickasaw Nation territory and the Texas border counties, Sherman-Ada delivers some of the region's most lopsided partisan margins, with Republican presidential candidates routinely clearing 70 percent across its scattered small towns.

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

A population of 359,497, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,416 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma voted Republican by 57.0 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 152,135 votes cast, 31,767 went Democratic and 118,432 went Republican.
What is Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Sherman-Ada, 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 market has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma?
Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma has a population of 359,497 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma is $63,416 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The market's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.