† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupBristowOklahomaUnited States
German12.5%12.0%12.5%
Irish11.7%9.9%9.4%
English10.6%11.4%9.5%
American5.0%6.1%5.3%
Scottish2.7%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.5%1.7%4.8%
French1.2%1.4%1.6%
Dutch0.8%——
Muscogee (Creek)3.4%0.6%—
Chickasaw0.3%0.4%—
African American†5.2%6.0%9.9%
Mexican2.3%9.7%11.3%
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
Bristow
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
33.9
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
10.7%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.4%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bristow
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$38,906
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
29.2%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
10.3%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bristow
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.5%
11.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bristow
Oklahoma
United States
Catholic
—
6.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
41.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Bristow, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−10.0%
2008
−17.1%
2012
−21.1%
2016
−38.0%
2020
−40.7%
2024
−44.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are tallied only at the county level — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits; — marks the bucket as not itemized at this grain, not zero.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
26.4%Harris417
71.4%Trump1,126
2.2%
R+44.9
R+4.2
R+43.5
1,578
R
28.5%Biden457
69.2%Trump1,109
2.2%
R+40.7
R+2.7
R+45.2
1,602
R
28.7%Clinton428
66.8%Trump994
4.5%
R+38.0
R+16.9
R+40.1
1,489
R
39.4%Obama587
60.6%Romney901
—
R+21.1
R+4.0
R+25.0
1,488
R
40.7%Obama720
57.7%McCain1,022
1.6%
R+17.1
R+7.1
R+24.3
1,771
R
45.0%Kerry767
55.0%Bush937
0.0%
R+10.0
—
R+7.5
1,704
Bristow sits in the heart of Oklahoma's old petroleum corridor, and its small, stable population trends heavily toward statewide Republican margins — though local races occasionally surface independent streaks.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 44.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.9 points.
A population of 4,272, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $38,906 describe the city.
In 2024, Bristow, Oklahoma voted Republican by 44.9 points (R+44.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,578 votes cast, 417 went Democratic and 1,126 went Republican.
How many people live in Bristow, Oklahoma?
Bristow, Oklahoma has a population of 4,272 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bristow, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Bristow, Oklahoma is $38,906 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Bristow, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Bristow, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
