Weatherford, OK, Oklahoma: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+60%. Democratic peak: D+66 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,0742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,7802024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+66 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Weatherford, 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 | 2,830 | 11,723 | 14,820 | ||
| R | 2,967 | 12,146 | 15,468 | ||
| R | 2,692 | 11,680 | 15,172 | ||
| R | 3,181 | 10,940 | 14,121 | ||
| R | 3,712 | 11,566 | 15,278 | ||
| R | 4,141 | 11,544 | 15,685 | ||
| R | 4,679 | 9,377 | 14,211 | ||
| R | 5,940 | 6,717 | 14,554 | ||
| R | 5,469 | 7,274 | 17,033 | ||
| R | 5,987 | 9,137 | 15,272 | ||
| R | 4,247 | 12,038 | 16,370 | ||
| R | 5,052 | 9,675 | 15,227 | ||
| D | 7,901 | 7,012 | 15,077 | ||
| R | 3,603 | 10,845 | 14,788 | ||
| R | 4,488 | 7,301 | 13,583 | ||
| D | 7,803 | 5,509 | 13,312 | ||
| R | 5,157 | 8,259 | 13,416 | ||
| R | 6,217 | 6,734 | 12,951 | ||
| R | 6,403 | 9,581 | 15,984 | ||
| D | 8,944 | 4,205 | 13,149 | ||
| D | 7,452 | 6,055 | 13,550 | ||
| D | 8,868 | 6,397 | 15,316 | ||
| D | 10,298 | 4,178 | 14,554 | ||
| D | 12,622 | 2,571 | 15,193 | ||
| R | 4,019 | 8,148 | 12,319 | ||
| D | 4,798 | 3,766 | 9,683 | ||
| R | 4,396 | 5,294 | 10,353 | ||
| D | 3,878 | 2,465 | 7,700 | ||
| D | 3,439 | 2,793 | 7,540 | ||
| D | 3,588 | 2,697 | 7,054 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.8%
Irish
10.4%
English
8.7%
American
6.9%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.2%
French
0.7%
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: 35.0 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
$60,780
Weatherford, OK ranks near the middle of US counties.
Weatherford, OK$60,780
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)16.3%
Seniors (65+)7.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.4%
speak English only
Spanish9.2%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Weatherford sits at the edge of the Oklahoma City metro's gravitational pull, drawing exurban growth while retaining a small-city identity shaped by agriculture, Route 66 heritage, and Southwestern Oklahoma State University's enrollment base.
The Democratic margin in Weatherford, OK peaked at sixty-six points in 1932. By 1980 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $60,780 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 Weatherford, OK, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Weatherford, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 60.0 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,820 votes cast, 2,830 went Democratic and 11,723 went Republican.
What is Weatherford, OK, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Weatherford, 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 11 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Weatherford, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Weatherford, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Weatherford, OK, Oklahoma?
Weatherford, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 39,074 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Weatherford, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Weatherford, OK, Oklahoma is $60,780 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Weatherford, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Weatherford, OK, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.