Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Precinct data
Results by precinct
52 precincts · 17,823 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -110002110002 | 705 | 917 | 35 | 1,657 | 42.5% | 55.3% | R+12.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -110015110015 | 333 | 1,089 | 17 | 1,439 | 23.1% | 75.7% | R+52.5 |
| Precinct -110010110010 | 399 | 989 | 33 | 1,421 | 28.1% | 69.6% | R+41.5 |
| Precinct -110004110004 | 548 | 606 | 18 | 1,172 | 46.8% | 51.7% | R+4.9 |
| Precinct -110003110003 | 424 | 671 | 25 | 1,120 | 37.9% | 59.9% | R+22.1 |
| Precinct -110012110012 | 275 | 769 | 27 | 1,071 | 25.7% | 71.8% | R+46.1 |
| Precinct -110020110020 | 383 | 602 | 22 | 1,007 | 38.0% | 59.8% | R+21.7 |
| Precinct -110001110001 | 502 | 452 | 26 | 980 | 51.2% | 46.1% | D+5.1 |
| Precinct -110009110009 | 235 | 623 | 18 | 876 | 26.8% | 71.1% | R+44.3 |
| Precinct -110017110017 | 222 | 581 | 11 | 814 | 27.3% | 71.4% | R+44.1 |
| Precinct -110008110008 | 226 | 460 | 17 | 703 | 32.1% | 65.4% | R+33.3 |
| Precinct -110025110025 | 184 | 495 | 12 | 691 | 26.6% | 71.6% | R+45.0 |
| Precinct -110014110014 | 152 | 473 | 13 | 638 | 23.8% | 74.1% | R+50.3 |
| Precinct -110005110005 | 260 | 275 | 9 | 544 | 47.8% | 50.6% | R+2.8 |
| Precinct -110006110006 | 170 | 354 | 13 | 537 | 31.7% | 65.9% | R+34.3 |
| Precinct -110011110011 | 114 | 332 | 18 | 464 | 24.6% | 71.6% | R+47.0 |
| Precinct -110007110007 | 170 | 283 | 5 | 458 | 37.1% | 61.8% | R+24.7 |
| Precinct -110021110021 | 89 | 331 | 4 | 424 | 21.0% | 78.1% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -110016110016 | 87 | 249 | 10 | 346 | 25.1% | 72.0% | R+46.8 |
| Precinct -110019110019 | 87 | 219 | 9 | 315 | 27.6% | 69.5% | R+41.9 |
| Precinct -110018110018 | 66 | 232 | 4 | 302 | 21.9% | 76.8% | R+55.0 |
| Precinct -110022110022 | 45 | 232 | 4 | 281 | 16.0% | 82.6% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -110023110023 | 56 | 219 | 6 | 281 | 19.9% | 77.9% | R+58.0 |
| Precinct -110013110013 | 72 | 117 | 3 | 192 | 37.5% | 60.9% | R+23.4 |
| Precinct -110029110029 | 9 | 44 | 1 | 54 | 16.7% | 81.5% | R+64.8 |
| Precinct -110027110027 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 35 | 37.1% | 62.9% | R+25.7 |
| Precinct -110028110028 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Voting District 140_400211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1040_4002110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1140_4002111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1240_4002112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1340_4002113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1440_4002114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1540_4002115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1640_4002116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1740_4002117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1840_4002118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1940_4002119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 240_400212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2040_4002120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2140_4002121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2240_4002122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2340_4002123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2440_4002124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2540_4002125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 340_400213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 440_400214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 540_400215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 640_400216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 740_400217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 840_400218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 940_400219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | −6.3% |
| 1912 | +6.0% |
| 1916 | +6.6% |
| 1920 | −14.9% |
| 1924 | −3.2% |
| 1928 | −9.5% |
| 1932 | +34.1% |
| 1936 | +15.2% |
| 1940 | −2.2% |
| 1944 | +1.2% |
| 1948 | +20.8% |
| 1952 | −1.4% |
| 1956 | −4.6% |
| 1960 | −14.1% |
| 1964 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | −16.9% |
| 1972 | −41.0% |
| 1976 | +14.8% |
| 1980 | −3.4% |
| 1984 | −17.7% |
| 1988 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | +12.0% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | −5.2% |
| 2008 | −12.2% |
| 2012 | −14.1% |
| 2016 | −27.5% |
| 2020 | −29.3% |
| 2024 | −32.6% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 37.1%10,029 | 59.4%16,050 | 27,028 |
| 2020 | R | 36.9%6,519 | 58.0%10,249 | 17,662 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 20 points more Democratic.
28,372 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+395 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,666 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $44,152 in average income, against $61,409 for residents who stayed — 28% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+41.2 on average — 8.6 points more Republican-leaning than Cherokee County, OK itself (R+32.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Tulsa County, OK138R+15.2
- Muskogee County, OK137R+37.6
- Adair County, OK98R+63.0
- Wagoner County, OK64R+49.8
- Mayes County, OK56R+57.5
- Delaware County, OK36R+60.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Tulsa County, OK183
- Muskogee County, OK149
- Adair County, OK59
- Wagoner County, OK50
- Mayes County, OK48
- Delaware County, OK39
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +395 |
| 2012 | +83 |
| 2013 | −183 |
| 2014 | +215 |
| 2015 | +83 |
| 2016 | +233 |
| 2017 | −21 |
| 2018 | −342 |
| 2019 | −11 |
| 2021 | +629 |
| 2022 | +494 |
| 2023 | +140 |
| 2024 | +556 |
| 2025 | +395 |
Cherokee County seats the Cherokee Nation government in Tahlequah, giving it one of Oklahoma's largest Native American populations — yet its presidential margins have shifted decisively rightward over the past three election cycles, reaching R+32.6 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 41.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.6 points.
A population of 47,942, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,218 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Navajo County and Osage County.
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Cherokee County, Oklahoma. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/40021/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.