† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAltus, OKOklahomaUnited States
German13.1%12.0%12.5%
English11.8%11.4%9.5%
Irish8.9%9.9%9.4%
American5.3%6.1%5.3%
Scottish2.6%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.4%1.7%4.8%
Dutch1.4%——
French1.3%1.4%1.6%
Mexican20.0%9.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan1.0%0.5%0.5%
Spaniard0.5%0.2%—
Salvadoran0.4%0.2%0.7%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†5.7%6.0%9.9%
Filipino0.9%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.4%0.5%0.6%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Altus, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
35.1
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
10.5%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.6%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Altus, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$62,799
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.2%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.8%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Altus, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.0%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
14.5%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Altus, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Catholic
6.1%
6.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
43.3%
41.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
33.9%
39.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
13.0%
7.7%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Altus, OK
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
+45.7%
1912
+39.8%
1916
+52.7%
1920
+30.3%
1924
+36.8%
1928
−15.9%
1932
+81.0%
1936
+66.0%
1940
+51.4%
1944
+57.4%
1948
+71.0%
1952
+30.4%
1956
+30.9%
1960
+5.4%
1964
+42.7%
1968
+15.2%
1972
−45.0%
1976
+21.1%
1980
−3.5%
1984
−31.6%
1988
−11.0%
1992
−6.6%
1996
−13.7%
2000
−37.7%
2004
−51.8%
2008
−49.6%
2012
−50.7%
2016
−57.6%
2020
−57.7%
2024
−58.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
19.9%Harris1,602
78.2%Trump6,295
1.9%
R+58.3
R+0.5
R+56.8
8,053
R
20.0%Biden1,646
77.8%Trump6,392
2.2%
R+57.7
R+0.1
R+62.2
8,221
R
18.9%Clinton1,473
76.5%Trump5,969
4.7%
R+57.6
R+6.9
R+59.7
7,806
R
24.7%Obama1,954
75.3%Romney5,965
0.0%
R+50.7
R+1.1
R+54.5
7,919
R
25.2%Obama2,264
74.8%McCain6,719
0.0%
R+49.6
D+2.2
R+56.9
8,983
R
24.1%Kerry2,232
75.9%Bush7,024
0.0%
R+51.8
R+14.1
R+49.3
9,256
R
30.8%Gore2,515
68.5%Bush5,591
0.6%
R+37.7
R+24.0
R+38.2
8,159
R
37.8%Clinton3,245
51.5%Dole4,422
10.7%
R+13.7
R+7.1
R+22.2
8,582
R
34.7%Clinton3,273
41.3%Bush3,893
23.9%
R+6.6
D+4.4
R+12.1
9,420
R
44.3%Dukakis3,542
55.3%Bush4,423
0.4%
R+11.0
D+20.6
R+3.3
8,001
R
34.1%Mondale2,996
65.6%Reagan5,773
0.3%
R+31.6
R+28.1
R+13.4
8,795
R
47.1%Carter4,031
50.6%Reagan4,327
2.3%
R+3.5
R+24.6
D+6.3
8,554
D
60.2%Carter4,914
39.1%Ford3,189
0.7%
D+21.1
D+66.1
D+19.1
8,163
R
26.7%McGovern2,054
71.6%Nixon5,519
1.7%
R+45.0
R+60.1
R+21.8
7,707
D
45.5%Humphrey3,371
30.4%Nixon2,248
24.1%
D+15.2
R+27.5
D+15.9
7,405
D
71.4%Johnson5,894
28.6%Goldwater2,366
0.0%
D+42.7
D+37.3
D+20.1
8,260
D
52.7%Kennedy3,761
47.3%Nixon3,375
0.0%
D+5.4
R+25.5
D+5.2
7,136
D
65.4%Stevenson4,435
34.6%Eisenhower2,343
0.0%
D+30.9
D+0.5
D+46.3
6,778
D
65.2%Stevenson4,921
34.8%Eisenhower2,627
0.0%
D+30.4
R+40.6
D+41.1
7,548
D
85.5%Truman5,450
14.5%Dewey923
0.0%
D+71.0
D+13.7
D+66.6
6,373
D
78.6%Roosevelt4,866
21.2%Dewey1,313
0.2%
D+57.4
D+6.0
D+49.9
6,192
D
75.4%Roosevelt4,832
24.0%Willkie1,540
0.6%
D+51.4
R+14.7
D+41.4
6,408
D
82.7%Roosevelt5,435
16.7%Landon1,095
0.6%
D+66.0
R+15.0
D+41.8
6,571
D
90.5%Roosevelt5,759
9.5%Hoover603
0.0%
D+81.0
D+96.9
D+63.3
6,362
R
41.8%Smith2,493
57.7%Hoover3,440
0.5%
R+15.9
R+52.7
D+1.6
5,960
D
61.6%Davis2,342
24.7%Coolidge941
13.7%
D+36.8
D+6.6
D+62.0
3,804
D
60.5%Cox2,694
30.2%Harding1,345
9.4%
D+30.3
R+22.4
D+56.5
4,456
D
65.4%Wilson2,096
12.8%Hughes409
21.8%
D+52.7
D+12.9
D+49.5
3,203
D
58.8%Wilson1,819
19.0%Taft588
22.2%
D+39.8
R+5.9
D+20.3
3,092
D
68.3%Bryan1,897
22.6%Taft627
9.1%
D+45.7
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D+55.3
2,777
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Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
16.6%912
79.5%4,372
5,497
2020
R
17.7%1,447
78.2%6,407
8,189
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+39.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+58.3
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 18 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Altus, OK in Altus, OK: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−279
2012
−521
2013
−363
2014
−546
2015
−624
2016
−253
2017
−506
2018
−501
2019
−434
2021
−35
2022
−182
2023
−122
2024
−292
2025
−28
Altus anchors Jackson County, where agricultural employment and a major Air Force installation create an unusually stable economic base for a micropolitan area of roughly 20,000 residents. The area votes heavily Republican in federal and statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 81.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 58.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.3 points.
A population of 24,678, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,799 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pampa, TX and Weatherford, OK.
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In 2024, Altus, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 58.3 points (R+58.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,053 votes cast, 1,602 went Democratic and 6,295 went Republican.
When did Altus, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Altus, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Altus, OK, Oklahoma?
Altus, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 24,678 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Altus, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Altus, OK, Oklahoma is $62,799 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Altus, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Altus, OK, Oklahoma from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
