Garvin County, Oklahoma: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+66%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+66MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 25,8602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,5562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cotton County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Garvin CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Garvin County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +27.2% |
| 1912 | +35.0% |
| 1916 | +41.8% |
| 1920 | +16.1% |
| 1924 | +41.8% |
| 1928 | +3.8% |
| 1932 | +76.7% |
| 1936 | +57.0% |
| 1940 | +40.4% |
| 1944 | +43.7% |
| 1948 | +60.3% |
| 1952 | +21.7% |
| 1956 | +25.2% |
| 1960 | −3.3% |
| 1964 | +33.8% |
| 1968 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | −44.5% |
| 1976 | +26.8% |
| 1980 | −4.5% |
| 1984 | −27.9% |
| 1988 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | −13.7% |
| 2004 | −34.5% |
| 2008 | −43.6% |
| 2012 | −46.0% |
| 2016 | −60.7% |
| 2020 | −64.2% |
| 2024 | −66.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,802 | 9,063 | 10,991 | ||
| R | 1,865 | 8,878 | 10,922 | ||
| R | 1,855 | 8,253 | 10,546 | ||
| R | 2,559 | 6,925 | 9,484 | ||
| R | 3,028 | 7,710 | 10,738 | ||
| R | 3,707 | 7,610 | 11,317 | ||
| R | 4,189 | 5,536 | 9,843 | ||
| D | 4,639 | 3,745 | 9,767 | ||
| D | 4,811 | 3,983 | 11,863 | ||
| D | 5,438 | 5,109 | 10,656 | ||
| R | 4,215 | 7,505 | 11,811 | ||
| R | 5,033 | 5,520 | 10,860 | ||
| D | 6,797 | 3,905 | 10,785 | ||
| R | 2,685 | 7,245 | 10,245 | ||
| D | 3,845 | 3,786 | 10,301 | ||
| D | 7,013 | 3,470 | 10,483 | ||
| R | 4,795 | 5,125 | 9,920 | ||
| D | 6,451 | 3,850 | 10,301 | ||
| D | 6,844 | 4,402 | 11,246 | ||
| D | 6,779 | 1,681 | 8,460 | ||
| D | 5,328 | 2,086 | 7,421 | ||
| D | 7,001 | 2,958 | 9,999 | ||
| D | 6,276 | 1,700 | 8,034 | ||
| D | 7,834 | 1,034 | 8,868 | ||
| D | 3,589 | 3,321 | 7,001 | ||
| D | 4,758 | 1,863 | 6,933 | ||
| D | 4,093 | 2,922 | 7,289 | ||
| D | 2,697 | 804 | 4,524 | ||
| D | 2,114 | 740 | 3,922 | ||
| D | 2,390 | 1,290 | 4,042 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.5%
German
12.5%
English
12.0%
American
5.5%
Scottish
2.8%
French
2.3%
Italian
1.3%
African American
1.1%
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: 38.6 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
$58,556
Garvin County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Garvin County$58,556
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Garvin 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
17.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.0%
Working age (18–64)15.7%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
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 27.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Garvin County, anchored by the small city of Pauls Valley, recorded a 66-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the broader rural realignment that has reshaped formerly competitive southern Oklahoma counties over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at sixty-six points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-six points.
A median household income of $58,556, a 17% poverty rate, and a 77% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cotton County and Greer County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Garvin County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Garvin County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 66.1 points (R+66), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,991 votes cast, 1,802 went Democratic and 9,063 went Republican.
What is Garvin County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Garvin 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 19 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Garvin County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Garvin County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Garvin County, Oklahoma?
Garvin County, Oklahoma has a population of 25,860 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Garvin County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Garvin County, Oklahoma is $58,556 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Garvin County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Garvin County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.