† 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
7 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
GroupTulsa, OKOklahomaUnited States
German12.4%12.0%12.5%
English12.3%11.4%9.5%
Irish10.4%9.9%9.4%
American5.4%6.1%5.3%
Scottish2.2%2.0%1.3%
Italian2.0%1.7%4.8%
French1.6%1.4%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.7%0.7%—
Mexican9.1%9.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%0.5%0.5%
Honduran0.4%0.2%0.3%
Venezuelan0.3%0.2%—
Spaniard0.2%0.2%—
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%0.2%0.7%
African American†6.4%6.0%9.9%
African0.4%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Muscogee (Creek)1.2%0.6%—
Cherokee0.3%0.2%—
Hmong0.6%0.2%—
Burmese0.5%——
Vietnamese0.4%0.5%0.6%
Asian Indian0.3%0.4%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.3%1.3%
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
Tulsa, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
37.4
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.2%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Tulsa, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$69,648
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.8%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.6%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Tulsa, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.7%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
8.8%
8.1%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.3%
0.7%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Tulsa, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Catholic
5.6%
6.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
37.7%
41.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
43.3%
39.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.5%
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.
Tulsa, OK
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
−4.2%
1912
+5.9%
1916
+9.2%
1920
−13.9%
1924
−5.4%
1928
−35.7%
1932
+28.2%
1936
+23.3%
1940
−0.8%
1944
−3.8%
1948
+6.9%
1952
−14.8%
1956
−23.5%
1960
−22.4%
1964
−1.1%
1968
−26.5%
1972
−54.6%
1976
−15.2%
1980
−32.0%
1984
−41.8%
1988
−22.0%
1992
−14.0%
1996
−11.2%
2000
−20.8%
2004
−28.6%
2008
−28.9%
2012
−32.2%
2016
−32.6%
2020
−28.1%
2024
−28.9%
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
34.5%Harris143,425
63.5%Trump263,677
2.0%
R+28.9
R+0.8
R+27.5
415,511
R
34.7%Biden145,348
62.8%Trump263,120
2.4%
R+28.1
D+4.5
R+32.6
418,710
R
30.9%Clinton119,639
63.5%Trump246,001
5.6%
R+32.6
R+0.4
R+34.7
387,325
R
33.9%Obama120,760
66.1%Romney235,706
0.0%
R+32.2
R+3.4
R+36.1
356,466
R
35.6%Obama139,785
64.4%McCain253,154
0.0%
R+28.9
R+0.3
R+36.1
392,939
R
35.7%Kerry139,223
64.3%Bush250,599
0.0%
R+28.6
R+7.8
R+26.1
389,822
R
38.9%Gore127,627
59.7%Bush195,747
1.4%
R+20.8
R+9.6
R+21.3
327,912
R
39.2%Clinton121,451
50.4%Dole156,012
10.3%
R+11.2
D+2.8
R+19.7
309,451
R
31.9%Clinton112,854
45.9%Bush162,180
22.2%
R+14.0
D+8.1
R+19.5
353,443
R
38.7%Dukakis113,526
60.7%Bush178,139
0.6%
R+22.0
D+19.7
R+14.3
293,535
R
28.9%Mondale92,663
70.6%Reagan226,717
0.5%
R+41.8
R+9.8
R+23.5
321,075
R
31.7%Carter87,354
63.6%Reagan175,540
4.7%
R+32.0
R+16.8
R+22.2
275,928
R
41.8%Carter105,871
57.0%Ford144,342
1.2%
R+15.2
D+39.4
R+17.3
253,275
R
21.6%McGovern49,945
76.2%Nixon176,214
2.2%
R+54.6
R+28.1
R+31.5
231,234
R
26.2%Humphrey54,098
52.6%Nixon108,873
21.2%
R+26.5
R+25.4
R+25.8
206,855
R
49.5%Johnson100,705
50.5%Goldwater102,844
0.0%
R+1.1
D+21.4
R+23.6
203,549
R
38.8%Kennedy79,506
61.2%Nixon125,434
0.0%
R+22.4
D+1.1
R+22.6
204,940
R
38.3%Stevenson72,465
61.7%Eisenhower116,927
0.0%
R+23.5
R+8.7
R+8.1
189,392
R
42.6%Stevenson81,445
57.4%Eisenhower109,736
0.0%
R+14.8
R+21.7
R+4.0
191,181
D
53.4%Truman75,676
46.6%Dewey65,909
0.0%
D+6.9
D+10.7
D+2.4
141,585
R
48.0%Roosevelt66,403
51.9%Dewey71,715
0.1%
R+3.8
R+3.1
R+11.3
138,312
R
49.5%Roosevelt74,518
50.2%Willkie75,649
0.3%
R+0.8
R+24.1
R+10.7
150,568
D
61.4%Roosevelt87,245
38.1%Landon54,107
0.5%
D+23.3
R+4.8
R+0.9
142,027
D
64.1%Roosevelt84,775
35.9%Hoover47,528
0.0%
D+28.2
D+63.8
D+10.4
132,303
R
31.9%Smith38,440
67.6%Hoover81,419
0.5%
R+35.7
R+30.3
R+18.2
120,413
R
44.8%Davis42,605
50.2%Coolidge47,755
5.1%
R+5.4
D+8.5
D+19.8
95,202
R
41.1%Cox29,518
55.0%Harding39,491
3.9%
R+13.9
R+23.1
D+12.3
71,837
D
47.8%Wilson16,882
38.6%Hughes13,641
13.7%
D+9.2
D+3.3
D+6.0
35,349
D
45.4%Wilson11,412
39.5%Taft9,929
15.1%
D+5.9
D+10.1
R+13.6
25,148
R
44.5%Bryan10,634
48.7%Taft11,636
6.9%
R+4.2
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D+5.4
23,917
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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
34.5%106,073
61.9%190,353
307,286
2020
R
35.2%147,207
60.2%251,765
417,962
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+27.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+28.9
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.1 points.
Domestic migration in Tulsa, OK in Tulsa, OK: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+159
2012
+1,170
2013
+4,345
2014
+1,812
2015
+5,005
2016
+1,438
2017
−2,421
2018
−2,229
2019
+1,715
2021
+7,158
2022
+6,743
2023
+6,190
2024
+4,456
2025
+4,089
Tulsa's metropolitan electorate has trended reliably Republican at the federal level for decades, but its urban core shows measurable Democratic concentration, with Native American voters—among the highest-share of any major metro—adding a distinct demographic layer to countywide margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 54.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.9 points.
A population of 1,037,534, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,648 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oklahoma City, OK and Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.
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In 2024, Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 28.9 points (R+28.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 415,511 votes cast, 143,425 went Democratic and 263,677 went Republican.
When did Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma?
Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 1,037,534 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma is $69,648 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
