† 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
GroupPonca City, OKOklahomaUnited States
German17.1%12.0%12.5%
English10.3%11.4%9.5%
Irish9.6%9.9%9.4%
American5.6%6.1%5.3%
Scottish2.1%2.0%1.3%
French1.4%1.4%1.6%
Dutch1.3%——
Italian1.2%1.7%4.8%
Mexican7.5%9.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
Marshallese0.5%——
Muscogee (Creek)0.4%0.6%—
African American†1.8%6.0%9.9%
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
Ponca City, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
38.5
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.3%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ponca City, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$58,423
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.0%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.2%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ponca City, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.0%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.6%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ponca City, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Catholic
9.7%
6.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
42.8%
41.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
29.1%
39.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
14.6%
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.
Ponca City, OK
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
−4.5%
1912
−2.4%
1916
−2.7%
1920
−13.2%
1924
−9.3%
1928
−53.0%
1932
+37.2%
1936
+27.7%
1940
+3.5%
1944
−4.6%
1948
+6.0%
1952
−32.5%
1956
−29.5%
1960
−29.5%
1964
−3.2%
1968
−31.1%
1972
−59.1%
1976
−13.9%
1980
−38.3%
1984
−46.6%
1988
−23.8%
1992
−10.8%
1996
−14.7%
2000
−31.1%
2004
−40.7%
2008
−41.6%
2012
−42.6%
2016
−50.2%
2020
−51.0%
2024
−49.4%
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
24.5%Harris4,136
73.8%Trump12,483
1.7%
R+49.4
D+1.6
R+47.9
16,913
R
23.4%Biden4,040
74.4%Trump12,834
2.2%
R+51.0
R+0.8
R+55.4
17,249
R
22.2%Clinton3,738
72.4%Trump12,172
5.3%
R+50.2
R+7.6
R+52.3
16,803
R
28.7%Obama4,627
71.3%Romney11,499
0.0%
R+42.6
R+1.1
R+46.5
16,126
R
29.2%Obama5,463
70.8%McCain13,230
0.0%
R+41.6
R+0.9
R+48.8
18,693
R
29.7%Kerry5,957
70.3%Bush14,121
0.0%
R+40.7
R+9.6
R+38.2
20,078
R
33.7%Gore6,122
64.8%Bush11,768
1.5%
R+31.1
R+16.4
R+31.6
18,162
R
35.3%Clinton6,882
49.9%Dole9,741
14.8%
R+14.7
R+3.8
R+23.2
19,514
R
29.1%Clinton6,643
39.9%Bush9,115
31.0%
R+10.8
D+13.0
R+16.4
22,828
R
37.7%Dukakis7,751
61.5%Bush12,646
0.8%
R+23.8
D+22.8
R+16.1
20,564
R
26.4%Mondale6,044
73.0%Reagan16,731
0.6%
R+46.6
R+8.3
R+28.4
22,911
R
28.9%Carter6,449
67.2%Reagan15,004
4.0%
R+38.3
R+24.4
R+28.6
22,337
R
42.4%Carter9,371
56.3%Ford12,441
1.2%
R+13.9
D+45.2
R+16.0
22,086
R
19.3%McGovern4,246
78.4%Nixon17,244
2.2%
R+59.1
R+28.0
R+36.0
21,984
R
27.9%Humphrey6,031
59.1%Nixon12,751
13.0%
R+31.1
R+28.0
R+30.4
21,591
R
48.4%Johnson11,296
51.6%Goldwater12,033
0.0%
R+3.2
D+26.4
R+25.7
23,329
R
35.2%Kennedy8,249
64.8%Nixon15,156
0.0%
R+29.5
±0.0
R+29.7
23,405
R
35.2%Stevenson8,071
64.8%Eisenhower14,837
0.0%
R+29.5
D+3.0
R+14.1
22,908
R
33.7%Stevenson8,382
66.3%Eisenhower16,460
0.0%
R+32.5
R+38.5
R+21.8
24,842
D
53.0%Truman10,119
47.0%Dewey8,982
0.0%
D+6.0
D+10.6
D+1.5
19,101
R
47.5%Roosevelt8,656
52.1%Dewey9,498
0.5%
R+4.6
R+8.1
R+12.1
18,242
D
51.4%Roosevelt10,725
47.9%Willkie10,003
0.7%
D+3.5
R+24.3
R+6.5
20,884
D
63.5%Roosevelt11,846
35.8%Landon6,671
0.7%
D+27.7
R+9.4
D+3.5
18,649
D
68.6%Roosevelt12,841
31.4%Hoover5,884
0.0%
D+37.2
D+90.2
D+19.4
18,725
R
23.1%Smith4,196
76.1%Hoover13,829
0.7%
R+53.0
R+43.7
R+35.6
18,161
R
41.9%Davis6,049
51.2%Coolidge7,392
7.0%
R+9.3
D+3.9
D+15.9
14,448
R
42.3%Cox4,546
55.5%Harding5,959
2.2%
R+13.2
R+10.5
D+13.0
10,736
R
44.0%Wilson2,340
46.7%Hughes2,482
9.3%
R+2.7
R+0.2
R+5.8
5,318
R
45.2%Wilson2,380
47.6%Taft2,508
7.2%
R+2.4
D+2.1
R+22.0
5,267
R
46.4%Bryan2,511
50.9%Taft2,754
2.7%
R+4.5
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D+5.1
5,410
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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
24.3%3,039
71.9%8,993
12,506
2020
R
24.2%4,159
71.1%12,219
17,194
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+40.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+49.4
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 8.8 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Ponca City, OK in Ponca City, OK: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−607
2012
−247
2013
−179
2014
−142
2015
−217
2016
−387
2017
−518
2018
−405
2019
−363
2021
+323
2022
+173
2023
−28
2024
−179
2025
−115
Ponca City anchors Kay County's energy economy, a heritage that has long correlated with conservative voting margins in statewide races while the city's refinery workforce adds a distinct blue-collar demographic layer.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 59.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.4 points.
A population of 43,625, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,423 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Weatherford, OK and Elk City, OK.
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In 2024, Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 49.4 points (R+49.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,913 votes cast, 4,136 went Democratic and 12,483 went Republican.
When did Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma?
Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 43,625 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma is $58,423 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Ponca City, OK, Oklahoma from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
