† 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
GroupShawnee, OKOklahomaUnited States
English11.4%11.4%9.5%
German10.9%12.0%12.5%
Irish9.8%9.9%9.4%
American5.8%6.1%5.3%
Scottish1.8%2.0%1.3%
French1.7%1.4%1.6%
Italian1.1%1.7%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.8%0.7%—
Muscogee (Creek)0.8%0.6%—
Chickasaw0.7%0.4%—
Mexican5.0%9.7%11.3%
Spanish0.4%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
African American†2.8%6.0%9.9%
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%0.4%1.4%
Chinese0.1%0.3%1.3%
Vietnamese0.1%0.5%0.6%
Hmong0.1%0.2%—
Thai0.1%——
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
Shawnee, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
37.9
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
10.0%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.6%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Shawnee, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$61,398
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.9%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.4%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Shawnee, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.6%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Shawnee, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Catholic
4.0%
6.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
49.5%
41.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
39.4%
39.1%
51.5%
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.
Shawnee, OK
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
+14.0%
1912
+15.6%
1916
+19.1%
1920
−0.4%
1924
+9.9%
1928
−37.9%
1932
+49.5%
1936
+44.1%
1940
+27.9%
1944
+16.9%
1948
+36.4%
1952
−3.3%
1956
+2.3%
1960
−7.7%
1964
+22.8%
1968
−1.0%
1972
−45.5%
1976
+10.5%
1980
−18.0%
1984
−39.5%
1988
−15.2%
1992
−6.8%
1996
−3.0%
2000
−20.0%
2004
−33.2%
2008
−38.4%
2012
−38.7%
2016
−46.5%
2020
−46.0%
2024
−47.4%
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
25.3%Harris7,266
72.7%Trump20,915
2.1%
R+47.4
R+1.4
R+46.0
28,774
R
25.8%Biden7,275
71.8%Trump20,240
2.4%
R+46.0
D+0.5
R+50.5
28,185
R
23.6%Clinton6,015
70.1%Trump17,848
6.2%
R+46.5
R+7.8
R+48.6
25,452
R
30.7%Obama7,188
69.3%Romney16,250
0.0%
R+38.7
R+0.3
R+42.5
23,438
R
30.8%Obama7,910
69.2%McCain17,753
0.0%
R+38.4
R+5.2
R+45.6
25,663
R
33.4%Kerry8,638
66.6%Bush17,215
0.0%
R+33.2
R+13.1
R+30.7
25,853
R
39.3%Gore8,763
59.3%Bush13,235
1.4%
R+20.0
R+17.0
R+20.6
22,316
R
42.0%Clinton9,141
45.1%Dole9,802
12.9%
R+3.0
D+3.7
R+11.6
21,753
R
33.7%Clinton8,616
40.5%Bush10,350
25.8%
R+6.8
D+8.5
R+12.3
25,572
R
41.9%Dukakis8,873
57.2%Bush12,099
0.9%
R+15.2
D+24.2
R+7.5
21,169
R
29.9%Mondale6,966
69.4%Reagan16,143
0.7%
R+39.5
R+21.4
R+21.2
23,261
R
39.0%Carter8,526
57.1%Reagan12,466
3.9%
R+18.0
R+28.6
R+8.3
21,850
D
54.7%Carter11,255
44.2%Ford9,090
1.1%
D+10.5
D+56.0
D+8.5
20,571
R
25.8%McGovern4,822
71.3%Nixon13,308
2.9%
R+45.5
R+44.4
R+22.3
18,664
R
38.4%Humphrey6,721
39.4%Nixon6,899
22.1%
R+1.0
R+23.8
R+0.3
17,493
D
61.4%Johnson10,884
38.6%Goldwater6,841
0.0%
D+22.8
D+30.6
D+0.2
17,725
R
46.1%Kennedy8,067
53.9%Nixon9,421
0.0%
R+7.7
R+10.0
R+7.9
17,488
D
51.1%Stevenson8,895
48.9%Eisenhower8,496
0.0%
D+2.3
D+5.6
D+17.7
17,391
R
48.4%Stevenson9,455
51.6%Eisenhower10,099
0.0%
R+3.3
R+39.7
D+7.5
19,554
D
68.2%Truman10,220
31.8%Dewey4,760
0.0%
D+36.4
D+19.6
D+32.0
14,980
D
58.3%Roosevelt9,130
41.4%Dewey6,486
0.3%
D+16.9
R+11.0
D+9.4
15,659
D
63.8%Roosevelt12,058
35.8%Willkie6,776
0.4%
D+27.9
R+16.2
D+18.0
18,912
D
71.8%Roosevelt12,187
27.7%Landon4,703
0.5%
D+44.1
R+5.3
D+19.8
16,968
D
74.7%Roosevelt12,013
25.3%Hoover4,063
0.0%
D+49.5
D+87.3
D+31.7
16,076
R
30.7%Smith3,797
68.6%Hoover8,478
0.7%
R+37.9
R+47.8
R+20.4
12,364
D
48.7%Davis5,072
38.8%Coolidge4,040
12.5%
D+9.9
D+10.3
D+35.1
10,409
R
47.2%Cox5,310
47.6%Harding5,355
5.3%
R+0.4
R+19.5
D+25.8
11,260
D
50.6%Wilson3,276
31.5%Hughes2,042
17.8%
D+19.1
D+3.4
D+15.9
6,473
D
49.4%Wilson3,082
33.7%Taft2,107
16.9%
D+15.6
D+1.6
R+3.9
6,243
D
52.8%Bryan3,551
38.8%Taft2,609
8.4%
D+14.0
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D+23.6
6,726
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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
26.0%5,383
70.0%14,484
20,684
2020
R
27.2%7,646
68.5%19,257
28,117
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+37.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+47.4
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 10 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Shawnee, OK in Shawnee, OK: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+160
2012
+307
2013
+208
2014
+477
2015
−131
2016
+454
2017
+179
2018
+358
2019
+58
2021
+756
2022
+586
2023
+586
2024
+742
2025
+790
Shawnee sits at the edge of Oklahoma City's exurban sprawl, where tribal-nation governance and rural Baptist conservatism converge with a mid-size university population, producing margins that diverge noticeably from the state's statewide averages.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 47.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.4 points.
A population of 73,463, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,398 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Searcy, AR and Duncan, OK.
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In 2024, Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 47.4 points (R+47.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,774 votes cast, 7,266 went Democratic and 20,915 went Republican.
When did Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma?
Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 73,463 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma is $61,398 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.
