† 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
GroupTahlequah, OKOklahomaUnited States
Irish9.3%9.9%9.4%
English9.0%11.4%9.5%
German8.6%12.0%12.5%
American3.3%6.1%5.3%
Scottish1.9%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.2%1.7%4.8%
French1.2%1.4%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.7%0.7%—
Cherokee4.7%0.2%—
Muscogee (Creek)0.6%0.6%—
Navajo0.3%——
Choctaw0.2%——
Chickasaw0.2%0.4%—
Mexican6.1%9.7%11.3%
Spaniard0.5%0.2%—
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
African American†1.0%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
Tahlequah, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
37.3
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
14.4%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.8%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Tahlequah, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$53,218
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.2%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.2%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Tahlequah, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.9%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.5%
8.1%
13.6%
Other languages
2.0%
0.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Tahlequah, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Catholic
3.5%
6.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
28.1%
41.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
61.8%
39.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.2%
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.
Tahlequah, OK
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
−6.3%
1912
+6.0%
1916
+6.6%
1920
−14.9%
1924
−3.2%
1928
−9.5%
1932
+34.1%
1936
+15.2%
1940
−2.2%
1944
+1.2%
1948
+20.8%
1952
−1.4%
1956
−4.6%
1960
−14.1%
1964
+12.4%
1968
−16.9%
1972
−41.0%
1976
+14.8%
1980
−3.4%
1984
−17.7%
1988
+5.2%
1992
+12.0%
1996
+12.9%
2000
+2.3%
2004
−5.2%
2008
−12.2%
2012
−14.1%
2016
−27.5%
2020
−29.3%
2024
−32.6%
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
32.7%Harris5,826
65.3%Trump11,637
2.0%
R+32.6
R+3.3
R+31.1
17,823
R
34.0%Biden6,027
63.4%Trump11,223
2.6%
R+29.3
R+1.8
R+33.8
17,714
R
33.1%Clinton5,456
60.6%Trump9,994
6.3%
R+27.5
R+13.4
R+29.6
16,490
R
42.9%Obama6,144
57.1%Romney8,162
0.0%
R+14.1
R+1.9
R+18.0
14,306
R
43.9%Obama7,194
56.1%McCain9,186
0.0%
R+12.2
R+7.0
R+19.4
16,380
R
47.4%Kerry8,623
52.6%Bush9,569
0.0%
R+5.2
R+7.5
R+2.7
18,192
D
50.2%Gore7,256
47.8%Bush6,918
2.0%
D+2.3
R+10.6
D+1.8
14,468
D
49.8%Clinton6,817
36.8%Dole5,046
13.4%
D+12.9
D+0.9
D+4.4
13,696
D
45.0%Clinton6,794
32.9%Bush4,977
22.1%
D+12.0
D+6.8
D+6.5
15,111
D
52.2%Dukakis6,483
47.0%Bush5,838
0.8%
D+5.2
D+22.9
D+12.9
12,424
R
40.8%Mondale5,307
58.5%Reagan7,614
0.7%
R+17.7
R+14.4
D+0.5
13,015
R
46.1%Carter5,215
49.5%Reagan5,594
4.4%
R+3.4
R+18.1
D+6.4
11,308
D
56.9%Carter6,006
42.1%Ford4,443
1.1%
D+14.8
D+55.8
D+12.7
10,564
R
28.4%McGovern2,899
69.4%Nixon7,080
2.2%
R+41.0
R+24.1
R+17.8
10,206
R
30.4%Humphrey2,554
47.3%Nixon3,971
22.2%
R+16.9
R+29.3
R+16.2
8,391
D
56.2%Johnson4,449
43.8%Goldwater3,467
0.0%
D+12.4
D+26.5
R+10.2
7,916
R
42.9%Kennedy2,687
57.1%Nixon3,571
0.0%
R+14.1
R+9.6
R+14.3
6,258
R
47.7%Stevenson2,991
52.3%Eisenhower3,277
0.0%
R+4.6
R+3.2
D+10.8
6,268
R
49.3%Stevenson3,234
50.7%Eisenhower3,326
0.0%
R+1.4
R+22.2
D+9.4
6,560
D
60.4%Truman4,249
39.6%Dewey2,785
0.0%
D+20.8
D+19.6
D+16.3
7,034
D
50.5%Roosevelt3,415
49.3%Dewey3,336
0.2%
D+1.2
D+3.3
R+6.3
6,763
R
48.8%Roosevelt3,952
51.0%Willkie4,128
0.2%
R+2.2
R+17.4
R+12.1
8,098
D
57.4%Roosevelt3,966
42.3%Landon2,917
0.3%
D+15.2
R+18.9
R+9.1
6,904
D
67.1%Roosevelt4,633
32.9%Hoover2,275
0.0%
D+34.1
D+43.6
D+16.3
6,908
R
45.0%Smith2,446
54.5%Hoover2,963
0.5%
R+9.5
R+6.3
D+8.0
5,438
R
46.6%Davis2,454
49.8%Coolidge2,622
3.5%
R+3.2
D+11.7
D+22.0
5,261
R
41.6%Cox1,859
56.5%Harding2,524
1.9%
R+14.9
R+21.5
D+11.3
4,469
D
49.0%Wilson1,594
42.4%Hughes1,379
8.7%
D+6.6
D+0.6
D+3.5
3,255
D
49.7%Wilson1,094
43.7%Taft962
6.7%
D+6.0
D+12.3
R+13.6
2,203
R
45.6%Bryan913
51.9%Taft1,039
2.4%
R+6.3
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D+3.3
2,000
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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
36.3%4,905
60.0%8,106
13,511
2020
R
36.9%6,519
58.0%10,249
17,662
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+13.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+32.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 20 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Tahlequah, OK in Tahlequah, OK: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+395
2012
+83
2013
−183
2014
+215
2015
+83
2016
+233
2017
−21
2018
−342
2019
−11
2021
+629
2022
+494
2023
+140
2024
+556
2025
+395
Tahlequah's political identity is shaped by its role as the seat of Cherokee Nation governance, giving tribal sovereignty issues unusual salience in local and federal races compared with most small Oklahoma metros.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 41.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.6 points.
A population of 47,942, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,218 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Malvern, AR and Show Low, AZ.
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In 2024, Tahlequah, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 32.6 points (R+32.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,823 votes cast, 5,826 went Democratic and 11,637 went Republican.
When did Tahlequah, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tahlequah, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Tahlequah, OK, Oklahoma?
Tahlequah, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 47,942 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tahlequah, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Tahlequah, OK, Oklahoma is $53,218 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Tahlequah, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Tahlequah, OK, Oklahoma from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.
