Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+49%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,6252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,4232024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Ponca City, 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 | 4,136 | 12,483 | 16,913 | ||
| R | 4,040 | 12,834 | 17,249 | ||
| R | 3,738 | 12,172 | 16,803 | ||
| R | 4,627 | 11,499 | 16,126 | ||
| R | 5,463 | 13,230 | 18,693 | ||
| R | 5,957 | 14,121 | 20,078 | ||
| R | 6,122 | 11,768 | 18,162 | ||
| R | 6,882 | 9,741 | 19,514 | ||
| R | 6,643 | 9,115 | 22,828 | ||
| R | 7,751 | 12,646 | 20,564 | ||
| R | 6,044 | 16,731 | 22,911 | ||
| R | 6,449 | 15,004 | 22,337 | ||
| R | 9,371 | 12,441 | 22,086 | ||
| R | 4,246 | 17,244 | 21,984 | ||
| R | 6,031 | 12,751 | 21,591 | ||
| R | 11,296 | 12,033 | 23,329 | ||
| R | 8,249 | 15,156 | 23,405 | ||
| R | 8,071 | 14,837 | 22,908 | ||
| R | 8,382 | 16,460 | 24,842 | ||
| D | 10,119 | 8,982 | 19,101 | ||
| R | 8,656 | 9,498 | 18,242 | ||
| D | 10,725 | 10,003 | 20,884 | ||
| D | 11,846 | 6,671 | 18,649 | ||
| D | 12,841 | 5,884 | 18,725 | ||
| R | 4,196 | 13,829 | 18,161 | ||
| R | 6,049 | 7,392 | 14,448 | ||
| R | 4,546 | 5,959 | 10,736 | ||
| R | 2,340 | 2,482 | 5,318 | ||
| R | 2,380 | 2,508 | 5,267 | ||
| R | 2,511 | 2,754 | 5,410 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.1%
English
10.3%
Irish
9.6%
American
5.6%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.4%
Italian
1.2%
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: 38.5 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
$58,423
Ponca City, OK ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ponca City, OK$58,423
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.5%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ponca City anchors Kay County's energy economy, a heritage that has long correlated with conservative voting margins in statewide races while the city's refinery workforce adds a distinct blue-collar demographic layer.
The Democratic margin in Ponca City, OK peaked at thirty-seven points in 1932. By 1952 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $58,423 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 Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 49.4 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,913 votes cast, 4,136 went Democratic and 12,483 went Republican.
What is Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Ponca City, 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 Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma?
Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 43,625 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma is $58,423 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ponca City, 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.