Carter County, Oklahoma: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+55%. Democratic peak: D+70 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 48,5552024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,7232024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+70 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Fayette County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Carter CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Carter County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | +21.5% |
| 1912 | +37.5% |
| 1916 | +39.4% |
| 1920 | +24.0% |
| 1924 | +36.5% |
| 1928 | −12.4% |
| 1932 | +69.5% |
| 1936 | +61.2% |
| 1940 | +52.2% |
| 1944 | +57.8% |
| 1948 | +63.0% |
| 1952 | +26.5% |
| 1956 | +22.0% |
| 1960 | +14.6% |
| 1964 | +36.2% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −34.0% |
| 1976 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −30.4% |
| 1988 | −2.7% |
| 1992 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | −18.3% |
| 2004 | −30.6% |
| 2008 | −40.5% |
| 2012 | −42.7% |
| 2016 | −52.6% |
| 2020 | −52.5% |
| 2024 | −54.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,277 | 14,945 | 19,488 | ||
| R | 4,470 | 14,699 | 19,479 | ||
| R | 4,002 | 13,752 | 18,534 | ||
| R | 4,908 | 12,214 | 17,122 | ||
| R | 5,603 | 13,241 | 18,844 | ||
| R | 6,466 | 12,178 | 18,644 | ||
| R | 6,659 | 9,667 | 16,458 | ||
| D | 6,979 | 6,769 | 15,804 | ||
| D | 7,171 | 5,947 | 18,368 | ||
| R | 7,988 | 8,430 | 16,535 | ||
| R | 6,161 | 11,578 | 17,822 | ||
| R | 6,509 | 9,262 | 16,154 | ||
| D | 8,319 | 6,668 | 15,070 | ||
| R | 4,577 | 9,368 | 14,106 | ||
| D | 5,807 | 5,127 | 14,348 | ||
| D | 10,645 | 4,986 | 15,631 | ||
| D | 8,441 | 6,288 | 14,729 | ||
| D | 9,341 | 5,974 | 15,315 | ||
| D | 10,276 | 5,974 | 16,250 | ||
| D | 9,474 | 2,147 | 11,621 | ||
| D | 9,184 | 2,446 | 11,654 | ||
| D | 10,441 | 3,270 | 13,746 | ||
| D | 9,387 | 2,247 | 11,669 | ||
| D | 9,633 | 1,733 | 11,366 | ||
| R | 5,086 | 6,538 | 11,716 | ||
| D | 7,134 | 3,164 | 10,862 | ||
| D | 5,997 | 3,561 | 10,133 | ||
| D | 2,949 | 1,013 | 4,908 | ||
| D | 1,860 | 652 | 3,221 | ||
| D | 2,181 | 1,305 | 4,080 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.3%
English
11.9%
Irish
11.2%
American
5.1%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.3%
Italian
1.1%
African American
5.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,723
Carter County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Carter County$60,723
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Carter County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.0%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)17.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 20.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Carter County sits atop the Ardmore Basin and has shifted steadily toward lopsided Republican margins over the past two decades, with the 2024 presidential result landing at R+54.7 — well above even Oklahoma's already-tilted statewide average.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-five points.
A median household income of $60,723, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 48,555 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fayette County and McCurtain County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Carter County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Carter County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 54.7 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,488 votes cast, 4,277 went Democratic and 14,945 went Republican.
What is Carter County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Carter County, Oklahoma in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Carter County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Carter County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Carter County, Oklahoma?
Carter County, Oklahoma has a population of 48,555 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Carter County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Carter County, Oklahoma is $60,723 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Carter County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Carter County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.