Stillwater, OK, Oklahoma: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+25%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 82,9722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,8092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Stillwater, 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 | 10,560 | 17,962 | 29,279 | ||
| R | 10,904 | 17,813 | 29,643 | ||
| R | 8,788 | 16,651 | 27,760 | ||
| R | 9,198 | 16,481 | 25,679 | ||
| R | 10,601 | 18,435 | 29,036 | ||
| R | 10,101 | 19,560 | 29,661 | ||
| R | 9,319 | 15,256 | 24,947 | ||
| R | 9,985 | 11,686 | 24,308 | ||
| R | 9,886 | 13,032 | 30,880 | ||
| R | 10,568 | 16,027 | 26,905 | ||
| R | 7,653 | 20,811 | 28,648 | ||
| R | 7,466 | 15,955 | 25,691 | ||
| R | 9,987 | 13,481 | 23,888 | ||
| R | 5,644 | 17,019 | 23,070 | ||
| R | 5,772 | 9,577 | 17,824 | ||
| D | 8,906 | 7,936 | 16,842 | ||
| R | 5,694 | 9,943 | 15,637 | ||
| R | 6,320 | 9,381 | 15,701 | ||
| R | 6,490 | 10,605 | 17,095 | ||
| D | 7,390 | 5,799 | 13,189 | ||
| R | 5,624 | 6,048 | 11,702 | ||
| D | 7,704 | 6,772 | 14,539 | ||
| D | 8,081 | 4,783 | 12,921 | ||
| D | 7,819 | 3,874 | 11,693 | ||
| R | 2,904 | 7,864 | 10,893 | ||
| R | 4,342 | 4,817 | 9,933 | ||
| R | 3,238 | 4,583 | 8,370 | ||
| D | 2,140 | 1,767 | 4,809 | ||
| R | 1,534 | 1,669 | 4,007 | ||
| R | 1,980 | 2,244 | 4,625 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.1%
English
12.8%
Irish
10.3%
American
4.9%
Scottish
2.7%
Italian
1.8%
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: 27.7 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
$49,809
Stillwater, OK ranks near the middle of US counties.
Stillwater, OK$49,809
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
22.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.7%
Working age (18–64)23.6%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.3%
speak English only
Spanish3.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stillwater anchors Payne County, where a large student and faculty population tempers the otherwise reliably Republican lean of surrounding rural Oklahoma, producing margins that shift noticeably with student turnout cycles.
The Democratic margin in Stillwater, OK has rarely exceeded thirty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-nine points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by twenty-five points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a 23% poverty rate, and a median household income of $49,809 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Stillwater, OK, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Stillwater, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 25.3 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,279 votes cast, 10,560 went Democratic and 17,962 went Republican.
What is Stillwater, OK, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Stillwater, 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 6 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Stillwater, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Stillwater, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Stillwater, OK, Oklahoma?
Stillwater, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 82,972 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stillwater, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Stillwater, OK, Oklahoma is $49,809 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Stillwater, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Stillwater, OK, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.