Craig County, Oklahoma: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+58%. Republican peak: R+58 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 14,3022024 5-year
- Median household income
- $51,9222024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Osage County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Craig CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Craig County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +9.6% |
| 1912 | +11.6% |
| 1916 | +6.8% |
| 1920 | −3.1% |
| 1924 | +10.0% |
| 1928 | −9.5% |
| 1932 | +39.2% |
| 1936 | +19.2% |
| 1940 | +9.3% |
| 1944 | +3.9% |
| 1948 | +19.7% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −6.6% |
| 1960 | −14.9% |
| 1964 | +20.3% |
| 1968 | −9.8% |
| 1972 | −42.6% |
| 1976 | +16.8% |
| 1980 | −2.6% |
| 1984 | −18.0% |
| 1988 | +8.8% |
| 1992 | +10.8% |
| 1996 | +10.8% |
| 2000 | −4.5% |
| 2004 | −21.7% |
| 2008 | −30.1% |
| 2012 | −34.2% |
| 2016 | −52.4% |
| 2020 | −57.5% |
| 2024 | −58.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,212 | 4,740 | 6,056 | ||
| R | 1,217 | 4,686 | 6,032 | ||
| R | 1,252 | 4,283 | 5,785 | ||
| R | 1,747 | 3,559 | 5,306 | ||
| R | 2,073 | 3,858 | 5,931 | ||
| R | 2,504 | 3,894 | 6,398 | ||
| R | 2,568 | 2,815 | 5,484 | ||
| D | 2,649 | 2,058 | 5,486 | ||
| D | 2,780 | 2,106 | 6,219 | ||
| D | 2,940 | 2,463 | 5,446 | ||
| R | 2,515 | 3,629 | 6,190 | ||
| R | 2,801 | 2,956 | 5,952 | ||
| D | 3,577 | 2,540 | 6,178 | ||
| R | 1,642 | 4,163 | 5,917 | ||
| R | 2,098 | 2,686 | 6,013 | ||
| D | 3,838 | 2,541 | 6,379 | ||
| R | 2,792 | 3,770 | 6,562 | ||
| R | 3,106 | 3,543 | 6,649 | ||
| R | 3,135 | 3,830 | 6,965 | ||
| D | 4,182 | 2,807 | 6,989 | ||
| D | 3,363 | 3,111 | 6,485 | ||
| D | 4,316 | 3,582 | 7,917 | ||
| D | 4,377 | 2,964 | 7,354 | ||
| D | 4,861 | 2,124 | 6,985 | ||
| R | 2,897 | 3,511 | 6,444 | ||
| D | 3,096 | 2,519 | 5,786 | ||
| R | 2,903 | 3,094 | 6,081 | ||
| D | 1,901 | 1,647 | 3,744 | ||
| D | 1,772 | 1,391 | 3,285 | ||
| D | 1,578 | 1,296 | 2,936 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.3%
German
10.0%
English
8.8%
American
3.6%
Scottish
2.5%
French
1.1%
Italian
0.7%
African American
2.6%
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: 40.6 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
$51,922
Craig County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Craig County$51,922
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Craig County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
19.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.1%
Working age (18–64)16.6%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Craig County, in Oklahoma's northeastern corner near the Kansas border, recorded an R+58.3 presidential margin in 2024 — a gap consistent with the region's sustained rightward shift over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at fifty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-eight points.
A median household income of $51,922, a 19% poverty rate, and a 62% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Osage County and Mayes County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Craig County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Craig County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 58.3 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,056 votes cast, 1,212 went Democratic and 4,740 went Republican.
What is Craig County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Craig County, Oklahoma in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 14 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Craig County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Craig County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Craig County, Oklahoma?
Craig County, Oklahoma has a population of 14,302 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Craig County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Craig County, Oklahoma is $51,922 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Craig County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Craig County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.