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1876–2024
Oklahoma City·Oklahoma

Oklahoma City has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

A sprawling oil-belt market where suburban growth is reshaping turnout patterns

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OK
Latest
R+28
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
2,001,627
2024 ACS

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Republican loyalist market. In 2024, voted R+28%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+28MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
2,001,6272024 5-year
Median household income
$68,8522024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.9%2024 5-year
Black
7.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
14.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+46 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
34 counties · 0 D · 34 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−27.6%
272,113485,303773,385
R
−26.7%
270,853474,743764,657
R
−32.1%
218,338446,635710,882
R
−32.4%
218,672428,387647,059
R
−31.2%
243,265463,975707,240
R
−35.8%
223,163472,337695,500
R
−27.6%
204,796363,825575,370
R
−13.4%
214,205290,143566,690
R
−14.5%
202,639298,366661,217
R
−22.5%
211,123335,549551,800
R
−43.7%
162,299418,853586,484
R
−33.3%
166,707347,612543,416
R
−5.2%
243,721270,821522,902
R
−50.9%
118,386376,123506,265
R
−17.7%
148,059229,354458,757
D
+8.9%
242,102202,451444,553
R
−22.5%
166,283262,810429,093
R
−14.4%
173,795232,359406,154
R
−17.6%
192,535274,534467,069
D
+21.6%
208,357134,261342,618
D
+8.1%
186,752158,742346,341
D
+13.2%
217,164166,255385,181
D
+34.0%
234,933115,221352,177
D
+46.3%
241,12988,500329,629
R
−36.2%
88,906191,372283,316
D
+2.1%
107,496102,586236,101
R
−9.0%
94,119113,978221,232
D
+13.8%
66,13247,250137,204
D
+5.7%
57,48050,107128,807
D
+2.5%
62,72759,345133,591
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.7%
English
11.7%
Irish
9.5%
American
6.1%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.6%
French
1.4%
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: 36.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.0%
2.0%
75–84
2.6%
4.4%
65–74
4.9%
5.6%
55–64
5.9%
5.7%
45–54
5.6%
6.9%
35–44
6.7%
7.0%
25–34
6.8%
5.5%
18–24
5.2%
9.1%
5–17
8.7%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,852
Oklahoma City ranks near the middle of US counties.
Oklahoma City$68,852
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.8%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Spanish9.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
19.4%
Other Christian
17.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.1%
Methodist
6.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Oklahoma City's media market anchors a reliably red state, but rapid suburban expansion in the metro's outer ring has gradually shifted the composition of competitive county-level races over the past decade.

The Republican margin in Oklahoma City reached its widest at fifty-one points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points, in line with the market's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,852, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,001,627 together describe a market whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/dma/650/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Oklahoma City, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma voted Republican by 27.6 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 773,385 votes cast, 272,113 went Democratic and 485,303 went Republican.
What is Oklahoma City, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Oklahoma City, Oklahoma as a "Republican loyalist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Oklahoma City, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Oklahoma City, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma?
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma has a population of 2,001,627 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is $68,852 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.