Bartlesville, OK, Oklahoma: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 53,3262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,1622024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Bartlesville, 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 | 5,793 | 16,836 | 23,174 | ||
| R | 5,790 | 17,076 | 23,501 | ||
| R | 5,048 | 15,825 | 22,224 | ||
| R | 5,532 | 15,668 | 21,200 | ||
| R | 6,308 | 16,457 | 22,765 | ||
| R | 6,862 | 16,551 | 23,413 | ||
| R | 6,644 | 13,788 | 20,744 | ||
| R | 6,732 | 11,605 | 20,694 | ||
| R | 6,593 | 11,342 | 23,663 | ||
| R | 6,971 | 14,613 | 21,713 | ||
| R | 5,476 | 19,043 | 24,667 | ||
| R | 5,854 | 16,563 | 23,503 | ||
| R | 6,898 | 14,560 | 21,670 | ||
| R | 3,658 | 16,347 | 20,500 | ||
| R | 4,641 | 12,812 | 20,544 | ||
| R | 8,571 | 12,382 | 20,953 | ||
| R | 5,479 | 13,700 | 19,179 | ||
| R | 5,529 | 12,488 | 18,017 | ||
| R | 6,238 | 11,334 | 17,572 | ||
| R | 5,508 | 6,036 | 11,544 | ||
| R | 5,090 | 6,533 | 11,641 | ||
| R | 6,289 | 7,347 | 13,676 | ||
| D | 6,202 | 5,201 | 11,429 | ||
| D | 6,863 | 4,713 | 11,576 | ||
| R | 2,563 | 7,258 | 9,877 | ||
| R | 3,487 | 4,579 | 8,300 | ||
| R | 2,805 | 4,105 | 7,099 | ||
| D | 1,839 | 1,727 | 3,925 | ||
| D | 1,561 | 1,477 | 3,385 | ||
| R | 1,409 | 1,528 | 3,067 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.5%
English
13.6%
Irish
10.7%
American
6.0%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.6%
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: 39.2 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,162
Bartlesville, OK ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bartlesville, OK$60,162
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.9%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)7.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 16.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bartlesville's economy and civic identity were shaped for decades by the energy industry, and Washington County consistently posts some of the widest Republican margins in a state already tilted heavily toward the GOP.
The Democratic margin in Bartlesville, OK peaked at nineteen points in 1932. By 1940 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $60,162 sits well below state and national norms, and 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bartlesville, OK, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bartlesville, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 47.7 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,174 votes cast, 5,793 went Democratic and 16,836 went Republican.
What is Bartlesville, OK, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Bartlesville, OK, Oklahoma as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bartlesville, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bartlesville, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Bartlesville, OK, Oklahoma?
Bartlesville, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 53,326 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bartlesville, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Bartlesville, OK, Oklahoma is $60,162 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Bartlesville, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bartlesville, OK, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.