Dewey County, Oklahoma: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+80%. Republican peak: R+81 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+80MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,3602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,5692024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+81 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Stephens County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dewey CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dewey County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −4.9% |
| 1912 | −0.4% |
| 1916 | +7.2% |
| 1920 | −22.1% |
| 1924 | −11.9% |
| 1928 | −34.5% |
| 1932 | +57.2% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | −4.4% |
| 1944 | −9.0% |
| 1948 | +15.7% |
| 1952 | −33.7% |
| 1956 | −13.4% |
| 1960 | −32.3% |
| 1964 | +5.9% |
| 1968 | −26.1% |
| 1972 | −52.6% |
| 1976 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | −38.8% |
| 1984 | −51.6% |
| 1988 | −22.7% |
| 1992 | −14.3% |
| 1996 | −15.8% |
| 2000 | −45.4% |
| 2004 | −63.7% |
| 2008 | −68.6% |
| 2012 | −71.2% |
| 2016 | −77.5% |
| 2020 | −81.0% |
| 2024 | −80.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 209 | 1,984 | 2,215 | ||
| R | 214 | 2,124 | 2,359 | ||
| R | 222 | 1,965 | 2,248 | ||
| R | 301 | 1,792 | 2,093 | ||
| R | 346 | 1,857 | 2,203 | ||
| R | 408 | 1,843 | 2,251 | ||
| R | 599 | 1,607 | 2,220 | ||
| R | 816 | 1,179 | 2,301 | ||
| R | 845 | 1,244 | 2,782 | ||
| R | 963 | 1,543 | 2,551 | ||
| R | 664 | 2,098 | 2,777 | ||
| R | 826 | 1,943 | 2,876 | ||
| D | 1,540 | 1,230 | 2,825 | ||
| R | 626 | 2,106 | 2,816 | ||
| R | 773 | 1,508 | 2,821 | ||
| D | 1,617 | 1,438 | 3,055 | ||
| R | 1,082 | 2,115 | 3,197 | ||
| R | 1,448 | 1,896 | 3,344 | ||
| R | 1,281 | 2,583 | 3,864 | ||
| D | 2,049 | 1,494 | 3,543 | ||
| R | 1,808 | 2,166 | 3,987 | ||
| R | 2,391 | 2,613 | 5,038 | ||
| D | 2,980 | 1,846 | 4,863 | ||
| D | 3,855 | 1,051 | 4,906 | ||
| R | 1,175 | 2,486 | 3,804 | ||
| R | 1,126 | 1,539 | 3,464 | ||
| R | 995 | 1,738 | 3,358 | ||
| D | 992 | 796 | 2,711 | ||
| R | 1,075 | 1,086 | 2,953 | ||
| R | 1,075 | 1,210 | 2,780 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.0%
Irish
12.2%
English
9.0%
American
3.4%
Scottish
3.0%
French
1.8%
Italian
0.8%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 38.5 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
$62,569
Dewey County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dewey County$62,569
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Dewey 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
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.2%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 5.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dewey County recorded an R+80.1 margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided counties in the state. Its sparse, ranching-dominated landscape and population of under 5,000 reflect a rural Great Plains demographic that has shifted heavily toward Republican candidates over recent cycles.
The Republican margin here reached eighty-one points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was eighty points.
A population of 4,360, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,569 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stephens County and Wheeler County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dewey County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dewey County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 80.1 points (R+80), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,215 votes cast, 209 went Democratic and 1,984 went Republican.
What is Dewey County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Dewey County, Oklahoma in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 6 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Dewey County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dewey County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Dewey County, Oklahoma?
Dewey County, Oklahoma has a population of 4,360 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dewey County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Dewey County, Oklahoma is $62,569 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Dewey County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dewey County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.