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1876–2024
Oklahoma City, OK·Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK delivered R+18 in 2024.

Energy-sector hub where suburban growth is reshaping county-level margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OK
Latest
R+18
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
1,463,267
2024 ACS

Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
1,463,2672024 5-year
Median household income
$72,6412024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
64.4%2024 5-year
Black
9.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
15.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+39 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
7 counties · 0 D · 7 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−18.1%
226,419329,020567,585
R
−16.7%
224,083316,731555,257
R
−23.9%
176,770299,065510,818
R
−26.9%
168,267292,281460,548
R
−25.7%
185,581313,763499,344
R
−33.4%
159,639319,558479,197
R
−27.6%
136,115241,514382,028
R
−17.1%
134,648197,808369,008
R
−17.8%
125,802201,865428,364
R
−26.6%
124,443215,682343,099
R
−45.2%
95,958257,251357,085
R
−36.4%
92,987210,778323,796
R
−10.3%
135,312166,925307,946
R
−50.2%
70,332218,672295,491
R
−16.1%
84,003125,653258,148
D
+7.2%
128,543111,357239,900
R
−21.2%
89,165137,090226,255
R
−16.2%
83,933116,454200,387
R
−14.1%
99,018131,554230,572
D
+22.2%
92,68759,066151,753
D
+13.6%
86,54765,728152,522
D
+16.8%
86,95461,855149,361
D
+32.5%
87,83044,545133,062
D
+38.8%
81,61435,971117,585
R
−35.6%
31,38666,48398,667
D
+7.3%
40,87334,78483,891
R
−1.7%
35,26636,52975,234
D
+15.6%
20,66714,37540,453
D
+8.0%
18,16815,14737,783
R
−0.7%
17,71017,96638,261
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.1%
German
11.8%
Irish
9.2%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
1.9%
75–84
2.5%
4.2%
65–74
4.7%
5.5%
55–64
5.9%
5.7%
45–54
5.7%
6.9%
35–44
6.9%
7.1%
25–34
7.1%
5.2%
18–24
5.1%
9.2%
5–17
8.8%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,641
Oklahoma City, OK ranks near the middle of US counties.
Oklahoma City, OK$72,641
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.1%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.5%
speak English only
Spanish10.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
18.5%
Baptist
16.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.9%
Methodist
5.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Oklahoma City's metro has trended reliably Republican in federal races, but rapid expansion in the outer suburbs — particularly in Canadian County — has introduced demographic churn that analysts watch for shifts in down-ballot results.

The Democratic margin in Oklahoma City, OK has rarely exceeded thirty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by eighteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 64% non-Hispanic-white share, a 14% poverty rate, and a median household income of $72,641 — all within the broad national range.

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Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/36420/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 18.1 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 567,585 votes cast, 226,419 went Democratic and 329,020 went Republican.
What is Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma?
Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 1,463,267 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma is $72,641 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oklahoma City, OK, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.