Congressional District 5 Congressional District (OK) — Elections 1876–2024

Oklahoma 5th Congressional District, Oklahoma: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 848,6352024 5-year
Median household income: $66,9122024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 61.0%2024 5-year
Black: 11.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 17.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+39 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

12 counties · 0 D · 12 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−13.9%	132,180	175,859	314,915
2020	R	−12.6%	133,637	173,396	315,229
2016	R	−19.8%	106,952	164,815	291,674
2012	R	−22.7%	104,814	166,231	271,045
2008	R	−22.5%	114,370	180,626	294,996
2004	R	−30.5%	100,129	188,003	288,132
2000	R	−25.1%	87,246	146,757	236,714
1996	R	−15.1%	87,632	122,793	233,114
1992	R	−16.6%	83,129	128,721	273,881
1988	R	−25.0%	83,750	140,091	225,741
1984	R	−43.3%	65,990	169,145	237,984
1980	R	−34.3%	67,091	143,640	223,203
1976	R	−10.0%	97,079	119,048	219,821
1972	R	−51.3%	49,832	159,913	214,588
1968	R	−15.2%	64,180	93,708	194,852
1964	D	+7.7%	99,819	85,610	185,429
1960	R	−21.1%	70,607	108,290	178,897
1956	R	−15.3%	67,891	92,352	160,243
1952	R	−13.3%	80,503	105,178	185,681
1948	D	+22.6%	75,454	47,661	123,115
1944	D	+13.2%	70,288	53,920	124,414
1940	D	+17.8%	75,923	52,933	129,303
1936	D	+33.8%	75,516	37,218	113,284
1932	D	+38.6%	69,867	30,957	100,825
1928	R	−37.9%	25,521	57,012	83,045
1924	D	+4.6%	30,963	27,965	65,258
1920	R	−5.6%	26,542	29,874	59,154
1916	D	+11.8%	14,854	11,211	30,744
1912	D	+5.8%	13,418	11,726	29,060
1908	R	−3.6%	13,147	14,207	29,507
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

11.4%

German

11.1%

Irish

8.6%

American

5.6%

Scottish

1.9%

Italian

1.6%

French

1.5%

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

2.6%

4.3%

65–74

4.9%

5.6%

55–64

6.0%

5.6%

45–54

5.8%

6.7%

35–44

6.9%

7.1%

25–34

7.2%

4.7%

18–24

4.6%

9.4%

5–17

8.9%

3.4%

3.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$66,912

Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 5$66,912

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 1821.3%

Working age (18–64)14.0%

Seniors (65+)10.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.2%

speak English only

Spanish12.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%

Other Indo-European1.3%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

20.7%

Baptist

19.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

11.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

7.3%

Methodist

6.0%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Non-Christian

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Oklahoma 5th Congressional District sits in the Southern Plains. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Oklahoma 5th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-one points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,912, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 848,635 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, Oklahoma vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 5, Oklahoma voted Republican by 13.9 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 314,915 votes cast, 132,180 went Democratic and 175,859 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 5, Oklahoma's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, Oklahoma as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 5, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 5, Oklahoma?

Congressional District 5, Oklahoma has a population of 848,635 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Oklahoma?

Median household income in Congressional District 5, Oklahoma is $66,912 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.

What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Oklahoma?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Oklahoma 5th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions