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State Senate District 48·Oklahoma

Oklahoma 48th State Senate District delivered R+2 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Oklahoma's most reliably Republican legislative districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
OK
Latest
R+2
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
84,093
2024 ACS

Oklahoma 48th State Senate District, Oklahoma: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+2%. Republican peak: R+17 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
84,0932024 5-year
Median household income
$66,6792024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
57.4%2024 5-year
Black
14.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
20.1%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+17 in 2008MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
−1.7%
14,47514,98130,137
R
−1.1%
14,78315,13030,744
R
−10.5%
11,76714,76728,574
R
−16.7%
11,15915,61826,777
R
−16.8%
12,11917,02029,139

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.3%
German
10.8%
Irish
8.2%
American
5.2%
Scottish
1.9%
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: 35.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
1.8%
75–84
2.5%
4.1%
65–74
4.7%
5.4%
55–64
5.8%
5.5%
45–54
5.7%
6.8%
35–44
6.9%
7.4%
25–34
7.5%
4.7%
18–24
4.7%
9.5%
5–17
9.0%
3.5%
<5
3.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,679
State Senate District 48 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 48$66,679
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.8%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.1%
speak English only
Spanish14.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
23.5%
Baptist
17.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
8.5%
Methodist
6.5%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Non-Christian
2.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 25.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+48.5, this district of roughly 84,000 residents sits among the most one-sided legislative territories in the state, leaving little competitive ground for statewide or local challengers.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. the Republican margin reached seventeen points in 2008. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 84,093, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $66,679 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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State Senate District 48, Oklahoma — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/40048/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 48, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 48, Oklahoma voted Republican by 1.7 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,137 votes cast, 14,475 went Democratic and 14,981 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 48, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 48, Oklahoma as a "Tossup" 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 48, Oklahoma?
State Senate District 48, Oklahoma has a population of 84,093 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 48, Oklahoma?
Median household income in State Senate District 48, Oklahoma is $66,679 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of State Senate District 48, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 48, Oklahoma from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.