Custer County, Oklahoma: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+53%. Democratic peak: D+59 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 28,2592024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,7382024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+59 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Noble County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Custer CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Custer 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 | +3.9% |
| 1912 | +2.0% |
| 1916 | +6.7% |
| 1920 | −16.3% |
| 1924 | +1.1% |
| 1928 | −38.7% |
| 1932 | +59.2% |
| 1936 | +36.0% |
| 1940 | +14.8% |
| 1944 | +7.9% |
| 1948 | +28.5% |
| 1952 | −27.4% |
| 1956 | −16.0% |
| 1960 | −29.6% |
| 1964 | +14.1% |
| 1968 | −23.8% |
| 1972 | −50.8% |
| 1976 | −2.6% |
| 1980 | −35.1% |
| 1984 | −50.2% |
| 1988 | −28.9% |
| 1992 | −15.6% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 2000 | −35.0% |
| 2004 | −47.3% |
| 2008 | −49.3% |
| 2012 | −51.9% |
| 2016 | −54.3% |
| 2020 | −53.2% |
| 2024 | −53.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,279 | 7,693 | 10,168 | ||
| R | 2,369 | 8,060 | 10,691 | ||
| R | 2,104 | 7,826 | 10,541 | ||
| R | 2,359 | 7,446 | 9,805 | ||
| R | 2,660 | 7,842 | 10,502 | ||
| R | 2,801 | 7,839 | 10,640 | ||
| R | 3,115 | 6,527 | 9,743 | ||
| R | 4,027 | 4,723 | 9,879 | ||
| R | 3,540 | 5,362 | 11,694 | ||
| R | 3,697 | 6,735 | 10,527 | ||
| R | 2,700 | 8,191 | 10,940 | ||
| R | 3,008 | 6,469 | 9,854 | ||
| R | 4,597 | 4,847 | 9,546 | ||
| R | 2,298 | 7,267 | 9,780 | ||
| R | 2,717 | 4,709 | 8,362 | ||
| D | 4,464 | 3,362 | 7,826 | ||
| R | 2,743 | 5,050 | 7,793 | ||
| R | 3,026 | 4,182 | 7,208 | ||
| R | 3,226 | 5,667 | 8,893 | ||
| D | 4,618 | 2,568 | 7,186 | ||
| D | 3,928 | 3,349 | 7,302 | ||
| D | 4,612 | 3,419 | 8,071 | ||
| D | 5,093 | 2,386 | 7,525 | ||
| D | 6,573 | 1,684 | 8,257 | ||
| R | 1,995 | 4,576 | 6,674 | ||
| D | 2,473 | 2,409 | 5,629 | ||
| R | 2,271 | 3,224 | 5,838 | ||
| D | 1,771 | 1,507 | 3,916 | ||
| D | 1,774 | 1,693 | 4,008 | ||
| D | 1,721 | 1,579 | 3,648 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.1%
Irish
9.9%
English
9.1%
American
6.5%
Scottish
2.4%
French
0.9%
Italian
0.6%
African American
2.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 32.8 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
$59,738
Custer County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Custer County$59,738
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Custer 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
16.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)17.7%
Seniors (65+)6.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.5%
speak English only
Spanish10.8%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 25.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Custer County, anchored by Weatherford in western Oklahoma's wheat-belt corridor, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 50 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep-red lean common to rural Great Plains communities.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-four points in 2016. The 2024 margin was fifty-three points.
A median household income of $59,738, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 28,259 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Noble County and Habersham County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Custer County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Custer County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 53.2 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,168 votes cast, 2,279 went Democratic and 7,693 went Republican.
What is Custer County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Custer 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 10 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Custer County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Custer County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Custer County, Oklahoma?
Custer County, Oklahoma has a population of 28,259 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Custer County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Custer County, Oklahoma is $59,738 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Custer County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Custer County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.