Oklahoma — Elections 1876–2024

Oklahoma: state. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+34MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 4,028,6342024 5-year
Median household income: $65,0392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 65.2%2024 5-year
Black: 7.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+47 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Oklahoma

TrumpR+34

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	66.2%	1,036,213
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	31.9%	499,599
OtherAll other candidates	1.9%	30,361

D+60

R+60

77 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 time
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	+4.7%
1912	+11.2%
1916	+17.4%
1920	−5.7%
1924	+5.7%
1928	−28.3%
1932	+46.6%
1936	+34.1%
1940	+15.2%
1944	+11.4%
1948	+25.5%
1952	−9.2%
1956	−10.3%
1960	−18.0%
1964	+11.5%
1968	−15.7%
1972	−49.7%
1976	−1.2%
1980	−25.5%
1984	−37.9%
1988	−16.6%
1992	−8.6%
1996	−7.8%
2000	−21.9%
2004	−31.1%
2008	−31.3%
2012	−33.5%
2016	−36.4%
2020	−33.1%
2024	−34.3%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−34.3%	499,599	1,036,213	1,566,173
2020	R	−33.1%	503,890	1,020,280	1,560,698
2016	R	−36.4%	420,375	949,136	1,452,992
2012	R	−33.5%	443,547	891,325	1,334,872
2008	R	−31.3%	502,496	960,165	1,462,661
2004	R	−31.1%	503,966	959,792	1,463,758
2000	R	−21.9%	474,276	744,337	1,234,229
1996	R	−7.8%	488,105	582,315	1,206,713
1992	R	−8.6%	473,066	592,929	1,390,359
1988	R	−16.6%	483,423	678,367	1,171,036
1984	R	−37.9%	385,080	861,530	1,255,676
1980	R	−25.5%	402,026	695,570	1,149,708
1976	R	−1.2%	532,442	545,708	1,092,251
1972	R	−49.7%	247,147	759,025	1,029,900
1968	R	−15.7%	301,658	449,697	943,086
1964	D	+11.5%	519,834	412,665	932,499
1960	R	−18.0%	370,111	533,039	903,150
1956	R	−10.3%	385,581	473,769	859,350
1952	R	−9.2%	430,939	518,045	948,984
1948	D	+25.5%	452,782	268,817	721,599
1944	D	+11.4%	401,549	319,424	722,636
1940	D	+15.2%	474,313	348,872	826,212
1936	D	+34.1%	501,069	245,122	749,740
1932	D	+46.6%	516,468	188,165	704,633
1928	R	−28.3%	219,174	394,046	618,427
1924	D	+5.7%	255,798	225,756	527,926
1920	R	−5.7%	216,122	243,840	485,678
1916	D	+17.4%	148,123	97,233	292,387
1912	D	+11.2%	119,158	90,792	253,570
1908	D	+4.7%	122,363	110,474	255,300
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	R	32.1%	64.3%	1,150,732
2020	R	32.8%	62.9%	1,556,361
2016	R	24.6%	67.7%	1,448,047
2014	R	28.5%	68.0%	820,733
2010	R	26.1%	70.6%	1,017,151
2008	R	39.2%	56.7%	1,346,819
2004	R	41.2%	52.8%	1,446,846
2002	R	36.3%	57.3%	1,018,424
1998	R	31.3%	66.4%	859,713
1996	R	40.1%	56.7%	1,183,150
1994	R	40.0%	55.2%	982,430
1992	R	38.2%	58.5%	1,294,423
1990	D	83.2%	16.8%	884,498
1986	R	44.8%	55.2%	893,666
1984	D	75.6%	23.4%	1,197,937
1980	R	43.5%	53.5%	1,098,294
1978	D	65.5%	32.9%	754,264

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

12.0%

English

11.4%

Irish

9.9%

American

6.1%

Scottish

2.0%

Italian

1.7%

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: 37.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.2%

75–84

2.8%

4.6%

65–74

5.1%

5.8%

55–64

6.1%

5.8%

45–54

5.7%

6.6%

35–44

6.5%

6.9%

25–34

6.6%

5.1%

18–24

4.7%

9.1%

5–17

8.7%

3.1%

3.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,039

Oklahoma ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

15.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.0%

Working age (18–64)14.1%

Seniors (65+)10.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.5%

speak English only

Spanish8.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%

Other Indo-European1.1%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

21.4%

Other Christian

18.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

7.0%

Methodist

6.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

5.0%

Mainline Protestant

2.1%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Oklahoma sits in the Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-seven points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.

A population of 4,028,634, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,039 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Oklahoma vote in 2024?

In 2024, Oklahoma voted Republican by 34.3 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,566,173 votes cast, 499,599 went Democratic and 1,036,213 went Republican.

What is Oklahoma's political typology?

Akashic places Oklahoma in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.

When did Oklahoma last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma has a population of 4,028,634 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Oklahoma?

Median household income in Oklahoma is $65,039 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.

What is the political history of Oklahoma?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Oklahoma County, OK	D +22,384
Tulsa County, OK	D +17,202
Canadian County, OK	D +6,743

Oklahoma has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+34 in 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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