† 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
GroupElk City, OKOklahomaUnited States
English10.4%11.4%9.5%
German10.1%12.0%12.5%
Irish9.7%9.9%9.4%
American7.3%6.1%5.3%
French2.0%1.4%1.6%
Dutch1.7%——
Scottish1.4%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.2%1.7%4.8%
Mexican11.1%9.7%11.3%
Spaniard1.3%0.2%—
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
African American†4.4%6.0%9.9%
Muscogee (Creek)0.2%0.6%—
Chinese0.6%0.3%1.3%
Filipino0.5%0.2%0.9%
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
Elk City, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
37.1
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.2%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Elk City, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$53,328
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.7%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
12.9%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Elk City, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.8%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
6.4%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Elk City, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Catholic
2.9%
6.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
54.2%
41.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
31.9%
39.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.8%
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.
Elk City, OK
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
+29.5%
1912
+29.5%
1916
+40.4%
1920
+12.5%
1924
+26.0%
1928
−26.3%
1932
+74.0%
1936
+59.3%
1940
+36.1%
1944
+27.8%
1948
+55.2%
1952
−6.3%
1956
+5.4%
1960
−22.0%
1964
+23.4%
1968
−8.5%
1972
−45.9%
1976
+31.4%
1980
−4.8%
1984
−31.4%
1988
−1.1%
1992
+0.4%
1996
−1.8%
2000
−25.4%
2004
−47.7%
2008
−56.1%
2012
−59.1%
2016
−70.8%
2020
−72.0%
2024
−70.1%
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
14.2%Harris1,093
84.3%Trump6,474
1.4%
R+70.1
D+1.9
R+68.6
7,678
R
13.2%Biden1,048
85.1%Trump6,767
1.7%
R+72.0
R+1.1
R+76.4
7,948
R
12.7%Clinton960
83.5%Trump6,308
3.8%
R+70.8
R+11.7
R+72.9
7,552
R
20.5%Obama1,417
79.5%Romney5,508
0.0%
R+59.1
R+3.0
R+62.9
6,925
R
22.0%Obama1,625
78.0%McCain5,772
0.0%
R+56.1
R+8.4
R+63.3
7,397
R
26.1%Kerry1,931
73.9%Bush5,454
0.0%
R+47.7
R+22.3
R+45.2
7,385
R
36.9%Gore2,408
62.3%Bush4,067
0.9%
R+25.4
R+23.6
R+25.9
6,532
R
42.7%Clinton2,797
44.5%Dole2,912
12.9%
R+1.8
R+2.2
R+10.3
6,551
D
37.7%Clinton2,947
37.3%Bush2,913
25.1%
D+0.4
D+1.5
R+5.1
7,820
R
49.0%Dukakis3,388
50.1%Bush3,463
0.9%
R+1.1
D+30.3
D+6.6
6,915
R
34.0%Mondale2,601
65.4%Reagan5,005
0.6%
R+31.4
R+26.6
R+13.2
7,654
R
46.4%Carter3,298
51.1%Reagan3,637
2.5%
R+4.8
R+36.2
D+5.0
7,113
D
65.3%Carter4,530
33.9%Ford2,351
0.8%
D+31.4
D+77.4
D+29.4
6,935
R
25.8%McGovern1,608
71.7%Nixon4,472
2.5%
R+45.9
R+37.4
R+22.8
6,235
R
34.4%Humphrey2,354
42.9%Nixon2,935
22.7%
R+8.5
R+31.8
R+7.8
6,839
D
61.7%Johnson4,115
38.3%Goldwater2,557
0.0%
D+23.4
D+45.4
D+0.8
6,672
R
39.0%Kennedy2,721
61.0%Nixon4,258
0.0%
R+22.0
R+27.5
R+22.2
6,979
D
52.7%Stevenson3,561
47.3%Eisenhower3,194
0.0%
D+5.4
D+11.7
D+20.8
6,755
R
46.9%Stevenson3,972
53.1%Eisenhower4,504
0.0%
R+6.3
R+61.5
D+4.5
8,476
D
77.6%Truman4,544
22.4%Dewey1,310
0.0%
D+55.2
D+27.4
D+50.8
5,854
D
63.8%Roosevelt3,608
36.0%Dewey2,034
0.3%
D+27.8
R+8.3
D+20.3
5,657
D
67.8%Roosevelt4,598
31.7%Willkie2,148
0.5%
D+36.1
R+23.2
D+26.2
6,783
D
79.2%Roosevelt5,372
19.9%Landon1,352
0.8%
D+59.3
R+14.7
D+35.0
6,780
D
87.0%Roosevelt5,979
13.0%Hoover892
0.0%
D+74.0
D+100.4
D+56.2
6,871
R
36.0%Smith2,201
62.4%Hoover3,810
1.6%
R+26.3
R+52.3
R+8.9
6,110
D
56.9%Davis2,496
30.9%Coolidge1,357
12.2%
D+26.0
D+13.5
D+51.1
4,387
D
49.5%Cox2,347
37.0%Harding1,755
13.6%
D+12.5
R+27.9
D+38.7
4,745
D
56.5%Wilson1,850
16.1%Hughes527
27.4%
D+40.4
D+10.9
D+37.3
3,275
D
50.4%Wilson1,566
20.8%Taft648
28.8%
D+29.5
±0.0
D+10.0
3,109
D
56.7%Bryan1,807
27.2%Taft866
16.2%
D+29.5
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D+39.1
3,188
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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
14.8%807
82.4%4,508
5,468
2020
R
15.1%1,196
81.0%6,417
7,927
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+51.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+70.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Elk City, OK in Elk City, OK: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+123
2012
+645
2013
+256
2014
−21
2015
−152
2016
−1,239
2017
−693
2018
−131
2019
+80
2021
−231
2022
+21
2023
+127
2024
+78
2025
−11
Elk City, OK sits in the Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 74.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 72.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 70.1 points.
A population of 22,148, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,328 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Duncan, OK and Fort Payne, AL.
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In 2024, Elk City, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 70.1 points (R+70.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,678 votes cast, 1,093 went Democratic and 6,474 went Republican.
When did Elk City, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elk City, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Elk City, OK, Oklahoma?
Elk City, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 22,148 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elk City, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Elk City, OK, Oklahoma is $53,328 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Elk City, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Elk City, OK, Oklahoma from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
