† 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
GroupWoodward, OKOklahomaUnited States
German18.3%12.0%12.5%
English11.5%11.4%9.5%
Irish9.7%9.9%9.4%
American8.4%6.1%5.3%
Dutch1.6%——
Italian1.4%1.7%4.8%
French1.2%1.4%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.2%0.7%—
Mexican11.9%9.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%0.2%—
Cherokee0.6%0.2%—
Chickasaw0.3%0.4%—
Aztec0.2%——
African1.0%0.3%0.5%
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
Woodward, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
37.8
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.7%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Woodward, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$61,417
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.0%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.7%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Woodward, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.8%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
10.1%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Woodward, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Catholic
15.5%
6.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
34.6%
41.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
30.1%
39.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
17.3%
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.
Woodward, OK
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
−9.3%
1912
−10.4%
1916
+1.3%
1920
−25.0%
1924
−10.3%
1928
−39.9%
1932
+42.4%
1936
+16.0%
1940
−9.6%
1944
−17.3%
1948
−4.6%
1952
−45.1%
1956
−35.6%
1960
−47.6%
1964
−2.7%
1968
−39.4%
1972
−63.5%
1976
−14.6%
1980
−49.6%
1984
−58.7%
1988
−34.5%
1992
−22.8%
1996
−22.5%
2000
−43.9%
2004
−61.9%
2008
−65.2%
2012
−68.0%
2016
−72.1%
2020
−72.0%
2024
−72.0%
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
13.2%Harris967
85.2%Trump6,231
1.6%
R+72.0
±0.0
R+70.5
7,312
R
12.9%Biden1,005
84.9%Trump6,611
2.2%
R+72.0
D+0.1
R+76.5
7,785
R
11.5%Clinton873
83.6%Trump6,347
4.9%
R+72.1
R+4.1
R+74.2
7,595
R
16.0%Obama1,133
84.0%Romney5,945
0.0%
R+68.0
R+2.8
R+71.8
7,078
R
17.4%Obama1,350
82.6%McCain6,404
0.0%
R+65.2
R+3.3
R+72.5
7,754
R
19.1%Kerry1,458
80.9%Bush6,193
0.0%
R+61.9
R+18.0
R+59.4
7,651
R
27.5%Gore1,950
71.4%Bush5,067
1.2%
R+43.9
R+21.4
R+44.4
7,100
R
32.0%Clinton2,403
54.6%Dole4,093
13.4%
R+22.5
D+0.2
R+31.1
7,498
R
24.2%Clinton2,063
47.0%Bush4,006
28.8%
R+22.8
D+11.7
R+28.3
8,526
R
32.1%Dukakis2,408
66.7%Bush4,996
1.2%
R+34.5
D+24.1
R+26.8
7,493
R
20.4%Mondale1,647
79.1%Reagan6,376
0.5%
R+58.7
R+9.1
R+40.4
8,063
R
23.4%Carter1,703
73.0%Reagan5,318
3.7%
R+49.6
R+35.0
R+39.9
7,289
R
42.0%Carter2,807
56.5%Ford3,782
1.5%
R+14.6
D+49.0
R+16.6
6,691
R
16.5%McGovern1,104
80.1%Nixon5,350
3.4%
R+63.5
R+24.2
R+40.4
6,683
R
24.7%Humphrey1,444
64.0%Nixon3,748
11.3%
R+39.4
R+36.7
R+38.7
5,855
R
48.7%Johnson2,934
51.3%Goldwater3,094
0.0%
R+2.7
D+44.9
R+25.2
6,028
R
26.2%Kennedy1,487
73.8%Nixon4,185
0.0%
R+47.6
R+12.0
R+47.7
5,672
R
32.2%Stevenson1,618
67.8%Eisenhower3,405
0.0%
R+35.6
D+9.5
R+20.2
5,023
R
27.5%Stevenson1,690
72.5%Eisenhower4,463
0.0%
R+45.1
R+40.5
R+34.3
6,153
R
47.7%Truman2,180
52.3%Dewey2,391
0.0%
R+4.6
D+12.7
R+9.1
4,571
R
41.2%Roosevelt2,152
58.5%Dewey3,055
0.3%
R+17.3
R+7.7
R+24.8
5,225
R
44.9%Roosevelt2,806
54.5%Willkie3,403
0.5%
R+9.6
R+25.5
R+19.5
6,243
D
57.6%Roosevelt3,361
41.7%Landon2,430
0.7%
D+16.0
R+26.4
R+8.3
5,831
D
71.2%Roosevelt3,988
28.8%Hoover1,614
0.0%
D+42.4
D+82.3
D+24.6
5,602
R
29.2%Smith1,347
69.1%Hoover3,188
1.8%
R+39.9
R+29.6
R+22.4
4,616
R
35.3%Davis1,418
45.6%Coolidge1,831
19.0%
R+10.3
D+14.7
D+14.9
4,012
R
34.1%Cox1,437
59.1%Harding2,492
6.9%
R+25.0
R+26.3
D+1.2
4,219
D
38.6%Wilson1,130
37.3%Hughes1,092
24.0%
D+1.3
D+11.7
R+1.8
2,924
R
35.2%Wilson1,083
45.6%Taft1,403
19.3%
R+10.4
R+1.1
R+29.9
3,079
R
39.6%Bryan1,308
48.9%Taft1,614
11.5%
R+9.3
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D+0.3
3,302
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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
13.7%739
82.6%4,448
5,383
2020
R
14.2%1,105
81.4%6,319
7,766
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+59.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+72.0
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 13 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Woodward, OK in Woodward, OK: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−4
2012
+405
2013
+382
2014
+132
2015
−108
2016
−798
2017
−536
2018
−304
2019
−148
2021
−147
2022
−195
2023
−59
2024
−177
2025
−71
Woodward anchors a sparsely populated stretch of northwest Oklahoma where wheat farming and oil production define the local economy, and the region has returned Republican margins above 80% in recent statewide cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 72.1 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 72.0 points.
A population of 20,158, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,417 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Enid, OK and Calhoun, GA.
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In 2024, Woodward, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 72.0 points (R+72.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,312 votes cast, 967 went Democratic and 6,231 went Republican.
When did Woodward, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Woodward, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Woodward, OK, Oklahoma?
Woodward, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 20,158 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Woodward, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Woodward, OK, Oklahoma is $61,417 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Woodward, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Woodward, OK, Oklahoma from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
