† 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
GroupTonkawaOklahomaUnited States
German17.9%12.0%12.5%
English10.8%11.4%9.5%
Irish10.0%9.9%9.4%
American5.9%6.1%5.3%
Scottish2.2%2.0%1.3%
French1.5%1.4%1.6%
Dutch1.4%——
Italian1.3%1.7%4.8%
Mexican8.3%9.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
Marshallese0.6%——
Muscogee (Creek)0.5%0.6%—
African American†1.3%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
Tonkawa
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
33.6
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
14.9%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.8%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Tonkawa
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$58,767
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.9%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.3%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Tonkawa
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.1%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.4%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Tonkawa
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.
Tonkawa, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−41.4%
2008
−42.2%
2012
−45.2%
2016
−53.2%
2020
−54.7%
2024
−54.1%
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
22.3%Harris253
76.4%Trump868
1.3%
R+54.1
D+0.5
R+52.7
1,136
R
21.6%Biden244
76.2%Trump863
2.2%
R+54.7
R+1.5
R+59.1
1,132
R
20.9%Clinton227
74.1%Trump804
5.0%
R+53.2
R+8.0
R+55.3
1,085
R
27.4%Obama279
72.6%Romney739
—
R+45.2
R+3.0
R+49.0
1,018
R
27.8%Obama335
70.0%McCain844
2.2%
R+42.2
R+0.8
R+49.5
1,206
R
29.3%Kerry350
70.7%Bush845
0.0%
R+41.4
—
R+39.0
1,195
Tonkawa sits in Kay County, home to Northern Oklahoma College and the Tonkawa Tribe's historic territory. Its small population and rural surroundings keep it among Oklahoma's consistently low-turnout municipalities in statewide elections.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 54.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.1 points.
A population of 3,014, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,767 describe the city.
In 2024, Tonkawa, Oklahoma voted Republican by 54.1 points (R+54.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,136 votes cast, 253 went Democratic and 868 went Republican.
How many people live in Tonkawa, Oklahoma?
Tonkawa, Oklahoma has a population of 3,014 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tonkawa, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Tonkawa, Oklahoma is $58,767 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Tonkawa, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Tonkawa, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
