Altus, OK, Oklahoma: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+58%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 24,6782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,7992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 25.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+81 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Altus, OK, OKOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,602 | 6,295 | 8,053 | ||
| R | 1,646 | 6,392 | 8,221 | ||
| R | 1,473 | 5,969 | 7,806 | ||
| R | 1,954 | 5,965 | 7,919 | ||
| R | 2,264 | 6,719 | 8,983 | ||
| R | 2,232 | 7,024 | 9,256 | ||
| R | 2,515 | 5,591 | 8,159 | ||
| R | 3,245 | 4,422 | 8,582 | ||
| R | 3,273 | 3,893 | 9,420 | ||
| R | 3,542 | 4,423 | 8,001 | ||
| R | 2,996 | 5,773 | 8,795 | ||
| R | 4,031 | 4,327 | 8,554 | ||
| D | 4,914 | 3,189 | 8,163 | ||
| R | 2,054 | 5,519 | 7,707 | ||
| D | 3,371 | 2,248 | 7,405 | ||
| D | 5,894 | 2,366 | 8,260 | ||
| D | 3,761 | 3,375 | 7,136 | ||
| D | 4,435 | 2,343 | 6,778 | ||
| D | 4,921 | 2,627 | 7,548 | ||
| D | 5,450 | 923 | 6,373 | ||
| D | 4,866 | 1,313 | 6,192 | ||
| D | 4,832 | 1,540 | 6,408 | ||
| D | 5,435 | 1,095 | 6,571 | ||
| D | 5,759 | 603 | 6,362 | ||
| R | 2,493 | 3,440 | 5,960 | ||
| D | 2,342 | 941 | 3,804 | ||
| D | 2,694 | 1,345 | 4,456 | ||
| D | 2,096 | 409 | 3,203 | ||
| D | 1,819 | 588 | 3,092 | ||
| D | 1,897 | 627 | 2,777 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.1%
English
11.8%
Irish
8.9%
American
5.3%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.3%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.1 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,799
Altus, OK ranks near the middle of US counties.
Altus, OK$62,799
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.5%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.0%
speak English only
Spanish14.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Altus anchors Jackson County, where agricultural employment and a major Air Force installation create an unusually stable economic base for a micropolitan area of roughly 20,000 residents. The area votes heavily Republican in federal and statewide contests.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Altus, OK peaked at eighty-one points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of three points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $62,799 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Altus, OK, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Altus, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 58.3 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,053 votes cast, 1,602 went Democratic and 6,295 went Republican.
What is Altus, OK, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Altus, OK, Oklahoma as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Altus, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Altus, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Altus, OK, Oklahoma?
Altus, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 24,678 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Altus, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Altus, OK, Oklahoma is $62,799 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Altus, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Altus, OK, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.