† 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
GroupElginOklahomaUnited States
German15.8%12.0%12.5%
Irish11.4%9.9%9.4%
English9.7%11.4%9.5%
American5.9%6.1%5.3%
Italian3.7%1.7%4.8%
Scottish2.3%2.0%1.3%
French2.1%1.4%1.6%
Polish1.1%—2.2%
Mexican11.9%9.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican4.0%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.4%—0.7%
Panamanian0.4%——
Spaniard0.4%0.2%—
Spanish0.4%——
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Honduran0.3%0.2%0.3%
African American†1.9%6.0%9.9%
Korean0.4%—0.4%
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.3%0.5%0.6%
Asian Indian0.2%0.4%1.4%
Samoan0.2%——
Chamorro0.2%——
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
Elgin
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
32.2
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
6.1%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
7.8%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Elgin
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$96,250
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.1%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
43.4%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Elgin
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.5%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
8.1%
8.1%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
2.8%
0.3%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Elgin
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.
Elgin, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−48.1%
2008
−46.1%
2012
−52.2%
2016
−52.4%
2020
−49.2%
2024
−50.6%
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
23.8%Harris323
74.4%Trump1,011
1.8%
R+50.6
R+1.5
R+49.2
1,359
R
23.8%Biden311
73.0%Trump953
3.2%
R+49.2
D+3.2
R+53.6
1,306
R
20.7%Clinton241
73.0%Trump851
6.3%
R+52.4
R+0.1
R+54.5
1,165
R
23.9%Obama186
76.1%Romney593
—
R+52.2
R+6.2
R+56.1
779
R
26.5%Obama205
72.5%McCain562
1.0%
R+46.1
D+2.0
R+53.3
775
R
26.0%Kerry194
74.0%Bush553
0.0%
R+48.1
—
R+45.6
747
Elgin sits in the Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 52.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.6 points.
A population of 3,608, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,250 describe the city.
In 2024, Elgin, Oklahoma voted Republican by 50.6 points (R+50.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,359 votes cast, 323 went Democratic and 1,011 went Republican.
How many people live in Elgin, Oklahoma?
Elgin, Oklahoma has a population of 3,608 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elgin, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Elgin, Oklahoma is $96,250 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Elgin, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Elgin, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.