Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,037,5342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,6482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Tulsa, 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 | 143,425 | 263,677 | 415,511 | ||
| R | 145,348 | 263,120 | 418,710 | ||
| R | 119,639 | 246,001 | 387,325 | ||
| R | 120,760 | 235,706 | 356,466 | ||
| R | 139,785 | 253,154 | 392,939 | ||
| R | 139,223 | 250,599 | 389,822 | ||
| R | 127,627 | 195,747 | 327,912 | ||
| R | 121,451 | 156,012 | 309,451 | ||
| R | 112,854 | 162,180 | 353,443 | ||
| R | 113,526 | 178,139 | 293,535 | ||
| R | 92,663 | 226,717 | 321,075 | ||
| R | 87,354 | 175,540 | 275,928 | ||
| R | 105,871 | 144,342 | 253,275 | ||
| R | 49,945 | 176,214 | 231,234 | ||
| R | 54,098 | 108,873 | 206,855 | ||
| R | 100,705 | 102,844 | 203,549 | ||
| R | 79,506 | 125,434 | 204,940 | ||
| R | 72,465 | 116,927 | 189,392 | ||
| R | 81,445 | 109,736 | 191,181 | ||
| D | 75,676 | 65,909 | 141,585 | ||
| R | 66,403 | 71,715 | 138,312 | ||
| R | 74,518 | 75,649 | 150,568 | ||
| D | 87,245 | 54,107 | 142,027 | ||
| D | 84,775 | 47,528 | 132,303 | ||
| R | 38,440 | 81,419 | 120,413 | ||
| R | 42,605 | 47,755 | 95,202 | ||
| R | 29,518 | 39,491 | 71,837 | ||
| D | 16,882 | 13,641 | 35,349 | ||
| D | 11,412 | 9,929 | 25,148 | ||
| R | 10,634 | 11,636 | 23,917 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.4%
English
12.3%
Irish
10.4%
American
5.4%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
2.0%
French
1.7%
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: 37.4 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
$69,648
Tulsa, OK ranks near the middle of US counties.
Tulsa, OK$69,648
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.6%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.3%
speak English only
Spanish8.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tulsa's metropolitan electorate has trended reliably Republican at the federal level for decades, but its urban core shows measurable Democratic concentration, with Native American voters—among the highest-share of any major metro—adding a distinct demographic layer to countywide margins.
The Democratic margin in Tulsa, OK has rarely exceeded twenty-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-five points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by twenty-nine 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 $69,648 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 28.9 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 415,511 votes cast, 143,425 went Democratic and 263,677 went Republican.
What is Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Tulsa, 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 5 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma?
Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 1,037,534 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma is $69,648 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.