Cotton County, Oklahoma
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 2,506 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -170003170003 | 117 | 579 | 12 | 708 | 16.5% | 81.8% | R+65.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -170011170011 | 28 | 400 | 6 | 434 | 6.5% | 92.2% | R+85.7 |
| Precinct -170005170005 | 78 | 334 | 12 | 424 | 18.4% | 78.8% | R+60.4 |
| Precinct -170009170009 | 80 | 327 | 7 | 414 | 19.3% | 79.0% | R+59.7 |
| Precinct -170007170007 | 60 | 288 | 8 | 356 | 16.9% | 80.9% | R+64.0 |
| Precinct -170001170001 | 13 | 86 | 2 | 101 | 12.9% | 85.1% | R+72.3 |
| Precinct -170008170008 | 16 | 53 | 0 | 69 | 23.2% | 76.8% | R+53.6 |
| Voting District 140_400331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1040_4003310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1140_4003311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 240_400332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 340_400333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 440_400334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 540_400335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 640_400336 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 740_400337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 840_400338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 940_400339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +24.5% |
| 1916 | +31.9% |
| 1920 | +10.3% |
| 1924 | +6.6% |
| 1928 | −20.1% |
| 1932 | +70.8% |
| 1936 | +52.8% |
| 1940 | +31.6% |
| 1944 | +36.2% |
| 1948 | +56.0% |
| 1952 | +5.5% |
| 1956 | +14.9% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +32.7% |
| 1968 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | −42.9% |
| 1976 | +25.6% |
| 1980 | −9.1% |
| 1984 | −17.3% |
| 1988 | +7.8% |
| 1992 | +13.1% |
| 1996 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | −12.9% |
| 2004 | −32.0% |
| 2008 | −44.4% |
| 2012 | −46.4% |
| 2016 | −62.6% |
| 2020 | −67.0% |
| 2024 | −66.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 15.3%562 | 80.0%2,937 | 3,673 |
| 2020 | R | 14.0%358 | 82.5%2,114 | 2,562 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 23 points more Democratic.
3,759 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
−38 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −335 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $45,867 in average income, against $56,510 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+23.3 on average — 44 points more Democratic-leaning than Cotton County, OK itself (R+66.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Comanche County, OK44R+23.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Comanche County, OK40
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 | +4 |
| 2012 | −17 |
| 2013 | −1 |
| 2014 | −24 |
| 2015 | −103 |
| 2016 | −49 |
| 2017 | −53 |
| 2018 | −47 |
| 2019 | −141 |
| 2021 | −22 |
| 2022 | +58 |
| 2023 | +26 |
| 2024 | +72 |
| 2025 | −38 |
Cotton County's 2024 presidential margin of R+66.8 reflects a rural southwest Oklahoma electorate that has voted Republican by commanding double-digit margins for decades, with a small, stable population anchored by agriculture.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 70.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 67.0 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 66.8 points.
A population of 5,485, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,425 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greer County and Jefferson County.
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Cotton County, Oklahoma. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/40033/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.