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State Senate District 43·Oklahoma

Oklahoma 43rd State Senate District: R+59 in 2024 — among the deepest-red places in the country.

One of the nation's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

2008 — 2024·5 elections
OK
Latest
R+59
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
83,114
2024 ACS

Oklahoma 43rd State Senate District, Oklahoma: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+59%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+59MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
83,1142024 5-year
Median household income
$75,6712024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.0%2024 5-year
Black
1.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.2%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+59 in 2020MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
5 counties · 0 D · 5 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−58.8%
7,39629,36037,370
R
−59.0%
6,89227,68435,245
R
−58.3%
5,95824,68032,107
R
−51.7%
6,83421,48228,316
R
−48.9%
7,76122,59830,358

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.4%
German
11.0%
American
10.8%
Irish
10.7%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.2%
French
1.2%
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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.9%
2.4%
75–84
3.0%
4.9%
65–74
5.3%
6.4%
55–64
6.5%
6.1%
45–54
6.0%
6.8%
35–44
6.8%
5.9%
25–34
6.1%
4.3%
18–24
4.0%
9.4%
5–17
9.0%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,671
State Senate District 43 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 43$75,671
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.0%
Working age (18–64)11.1%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.7%
speak English only
Spanish5.1%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
30.9%
Other Christian
8.7%
Methodist
4.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 43 recorded an R+80.1 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most partisan-skewed state legislative districts in the country. Its rural Oklahoma geography and sparse population density reinforce that consistency cycle over cycle.

The Republican margin in Oklahoma 43rd State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was fifty-nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $75,671, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 83,114 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
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State Senate District 43, Oklahoma — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/40043/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 43, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 43, Oklahoma voted Republican by 58.8 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,370 votes cast, 7,396 went Democratic and 29,360 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 43, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 43, Oklahoma as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 43, Oklahoma?
State Senate District 43, Oklahoma has a population of 83,114 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 43, Oklahoma?
Median household income in State Senate District 43, Oklahoma is $75,671 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of State Senate District 43, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 43, Oklahoma from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.