Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma: Realigner market. In 2024, voted R+57%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 359,4972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,4162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Sherman-Ada, 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 | 31,767 | 118,432 | 152,135 | ||
| R | 31,854 | 109,010 | 143,226 | ||
| R | 26,382 | 93,976 | 125,224 | ||
| R | 31,202 | 82,351 | 114,211 | ||
| R | 37,685 | 84,582 | 122,708 | ||
| R | 43,889 | 80,079 | 124,162 | ||
| R | 44,618 | 63,529 | 109,531 | ||
| D | 49,000 | 42,619 | 104,516 | ||
| D | 48,400 | 35,753 | 118,446 | ||
| D | 52,051 | 50,189 | 102,819 | ||
| R | 42,394 | 64,469 | 107,364 | ||
| D | 48,589 | 48,318 | 99,251 | ||
| D | 60,143 | 34,771 | 95,464 | ||
| R | 25,087 | 56,402 | 82,604 | ||
| D | 32,892 | 27,395 | 81,007 | ||
| D | 55,390 | 25,328 | 80,739 | ||
| D | 40,046 | 34,176 | 74,275 | ||
| D | 45,746 | 30,524 | 76,322 | ||
| D | 52,660 | 32,799 | 85,482 | ||
| D | 56,500 | 12,600 | 70,083 | ||
| D | 52,444 | 15,438 | 69,070 | ||
| D | 64,646 | 20,770 | 85,614 | ||
| D | 58,101 | 12,279 | 70,618 | ||
| D | 57,904 | 8,309 | 66,257 | ||
| R | 28,868 | 29,397 | 58,728 | ||
| D | 37,329 | 16,071 | 60,206 | ||
| D | 32,672 | 23,114 | 60,055 | ||
| D | 23,538 | 9,039 | 39,421 | ||
| D | 17,263 | 5,847 | 30,717 | ||
| D | 12,541 | 7,562 | 24,199 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.0%
Irish
10.9%
German
10.5%
American
8.5%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.7%
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: 39.0 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
$63,416
Sherman-Ada ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sherman-Ada$63,416
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.5%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish6.8%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning southeastern Oklahoma's Chickasaw Nation territory and the Texas border counties, Sherman-Ada delivers some of the region's most lopsided partisan margins, with Republican presidential candidates routinely clearing 70 percent across its scattered small towns.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Sherman-Ada peaked at seventy-five points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the market to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of seventeen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $63,416 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma voted Republican by 57.0 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 152,135 votes cast, 31,767 went Democratic and 118,432 went Republican.
What is Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma as a "Realigner" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma?
Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma has a population of 359,497 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma is $63,416 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.