Oklahoma City
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — 2.0M residents — 34 counties
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 63.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(19) | 14.3% |
▶Black / African American(13) | 7.8% |
▶Asian(6) | 2.7% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(9) | 0.4% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(11) | 4.4% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(5) | 0.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 7.3% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 39.4% | 64.7% |
| Catholic | 8.8% | 14.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 7.8% | 12.8% |
| Other | 3.1% | 5.1% |
| Black Protestant | 1.7% | 2.8% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 1.3% | 2.1% |
| Orthodox Christian | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Non-religious | 39.0% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+27.6 |
| 2020 | Trump+26.7 |
| 2016 | Trump+32.1 |
| 2012 | Romney+32.4 |
| 2008 | McCain+31.2 |
| 2004 | Bush+35.8 |
| 2000 | Bush+27.6 |
| 1996 | Dole+13.4 |
| 1992 | Bush+14.5 |
Oklahoma City is a media market that has a population of 2,001,627. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+27.6. Akashic Edge tracks 30 presidential elections here, dating back to 1908.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35.2% | 62.8% | R+27.6 | R+0.9 |
| 2020 | 35.4% | 62.1% | R+26.7 | D+5.5 |
| 2016 | 30.7% | 62.8% | R+32.1 | D+0.3 |
| 2012 | 33.8% | 66.2% | R+32.4 | R+1.2 |
| 2008 | 34.4% | 65.6% | R+31.2 | D+4.6 |
| 2004 | 32.1% | 67.9% | R+35.8 | R+8.2 |
| 2000 | 35.6% | 63.2% | R+27.6 | R+14.2 |
| 1996 | 37.8% | 51.2% | R+13.4 | D+1.1 |
| 1992 | 30.6% | 45.1% | R+14.5 | D+8.1 |
| 1988 | 38.3% | 60.8% | R+22.5 | D+21.2 |
| 1984 | 27.7% | 71.4% | R+43.7 | R+10.5 |
| 1980 | 30.7% | 64.0% | R+33.3 | R+28.1 |
| 1976 | 46.6% | 51.8% | R+5.2 | D+45.7 |
| 1972 | 23.4% | 74.3% | R+50.9 | R+33.2 |
| 1968 | 32.3% | 50.0% | R+17.7 | R+26.6 |
| 1964 | 54.5% | 45.5% | D+8.9 | D+31.4 |
| 1960 | 38.8% | 61.2% | R+22.5 | R+8.1 |
| 1956 | 42.8% | 57.2% | R+14.4 | D+3.1 |
| 1952 | 41.2% | 58.8% | R+17.6 | R+39.2 |
| 1948 | 60.8% | 39.2% | D+21.6 | — |
What defines Oklahoma City?
It has a moderately diverse, middle-class electorate where education levels and suburban growth shape the partisan balance.
Constituent Counties
Similar media markets
Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.
Tulsa
Small-town rural republican
Fort Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
Rural Republican 2
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus
Small-town rural republican 3
Wichita Falls & Lawton
Rural Republican 2
Lubbock
Rural Republican 2
Topeka
Small-town rural republican 3
Waco-Temple-Bryan
Rural Republican 2
Sioux Falls(Mitchell)
Small-town rural republican 3
Counties in Oklahoma City
2024 presidential results across the counties that make up this geography.
Sort:
| County | Pop. | Margin | Dem | Rep | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 806K | R+1.7 | 138,769 | 143,618 | 288,923 | 37.4% |
| Cleveland | 300K | R+14.9 | 49,432 | 67,225 | 119,294 | 15.4% |
| Canadian | 169K | R+40.4 | 21,038 | 50,551 | 73,074 | 9.4% |
| Payne | 83K | R+25.3 | 10,560 | 17,962 | 29,279 | 3.8% |
| Pottawatomie | 73K | R+47.4 | 7,266 | 20,915 | 28,774 | 3.7% |
| Garfield | 62K | R+53.8 | 4,849 | 16,593 | 21,844 | 2.8% |
| Grady | 57K | R+62.7 | 4,536 | 20,378 | 25,283 | 3.3% |
| Logan | 52K | R+49.1 | 5,901 | 17,748 | 24,149 | 3.1% |
| Mcclain | 45K | R+60.6 | 4,031 | 17,005 | 21,397 | 2.8% |
| Kay | 44K | R+49.4 | 4,136 | 12,483 | 16,913 | 2.2% |
| Lincoln | 34K | R+63.3 | 2,712 | 12,495 | 15,465 | 2.0% |
| Custer | 28K | R+53.3 | 2,279 | 7,693 | 10,168 | 1.3% |
| Caddo | 26K | R+47.1 | 2,414 | 6,886 | 9,496 | 1.2% |
| Garvin | 26K | R+66.1 | 1,802 | 9,063 | 10,991 | 1.4% |
| Seminole | 23K | R+49.7 | 1,951 | 5,951 | 8,044 | 1.0% |
| Beckham | 22K | R+70.1 | 1,093 | 6,474 | 7,678 | 1.0% |
| Woodward | 20K | R+72.0 | 967 | 6,231 | 7,312 | 0.9% |
| Kingfisher | 15K | R+71.4 | 923 | 5,745 | 6,754 | 0.9% |
| Murray | 14K | R+61.3 | 1,080 | 4,689 | 5,885 | 0.8% |
| Hughes | 13K | R+62.5 | 831 | 3,744 | 4,659 | 0.6% |
| Noble | 11K | R+57.4 | 1,009 | 3,853 | 4,957 | 0.6% |
| Washita | 11K | R+74.8 | 551 | 4,030 | 4,652 | 0.6% |
| Woods | 9K | R+64.3 | 614 | 2,955 | 3,638 | 0.5% |
| Blaine | 9K | R+62.9 | 671 | 3,054 | 3,786 | 0.5% |
| Kiowa | 8K | R+58.3 | 658 | 2,569 | 3,278 | 0.4% |
| Major | 8K | R+79.4 | 327 | 3,087 | 3,478 | 0.4% |
| Alfalfa | 6K | R+76.6 | 236 | 1,891 | 2,160 | 0.3% |
| Greer | 5K | R+65.7 | 304 | 1,511 | 1,836 | 0.2% |
| Dewey | 4K | R+80.1 | 209 | 1,984 | 2,215 | 0.3% |
| Grant | 4K | R+70.5 | 295 | 1,794 | 2,125 | 0.3% |
| Ellis | 4K | R+76.6 | 197 | 1,585 | 1,812 | 0.2% |
| Roger Mills | 3K | R+80.1 | 160 | 1,548 | 1,733 | 0.2% |
| Harper | 3K | R+78.4 | 147 | 1,284 | 1,451 | 0.2% |
| Harmon | 2K | R+61.7 | 165 | 709 | 882 | 0.1% |
34 countiesTotal votes: 773,385
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Republican in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 27.6% margin
Who Lives Here
A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.
Census race profile
Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.
| Group | Oklahoma City | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 63.2% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(19) | 14.3% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(13) | 7.8% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 7.3% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(11) | 4.4% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(6) | 2.7% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(9) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(5) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Method notes
Religious Adherents
Population that are religious adherents:
61.0%
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -54.7pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39.4% | 64.7% | — | — | |
| 8.8% | 14.5% | — | — | |
| 7.8% | 12.8% | — | — | |
| 3.1% | 5.1% | — | — | |
| 1.7% | 2.8% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.3% | 2.1% | — | — |
| 0.1% | 0.2% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 39.0% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Oklahoma City media market? 2,001,627 residents across 34 counties.
Demographics
Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.
Population & electorate
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Total population
2.0M
Share of U.S. population
0.60%
Voting-age population
72.9%
Economic profile
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Median household income
$68,617
Poverty rate
14.8%
College degree
31.3%
Homeownership
64.6%
Community profile
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
Median age
36.2 yrs
Age 18–29
17.6%
Age 65+
15.4%
Foreign born
7.2%
Non-English at home
12.8%
English only
87.2%
Turnout in Oklahoma City
Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.
53.0%
+0.6pp
1,459,087
1988–2024
How competitive is Oklahoma City?
Safe RAvg margin: R+28.8 (last 3 elections)
2008
R+31.2
2012
R+32.4
2016
R+32.1
2020
R+26.7
2024
R+27.6
5.7pp
0
R+30.0
Do voters in Oklahoma City split their tickets?
Divergence between offices in the same election reveals persuadable voters.
Heavy splitting (7/100)
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+19.1 | R+7.8 | 11.2pp |
Average divergence across office pairs: 16.2pp
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