Grady County, Oklahoma: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+63%. Democratic peak: D+64 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+63MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 56,6062024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,4192024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+64 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Stephens County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Grady CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Grady 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 | +29.0% |
| 1912 | +32.6% |
| 1916 | +36.8% |
| 1920 | +10.7% |
| 1924 | +28.5% |
| 1928 | −26.4% |
| 1932 | +63.9% |
| 1936 | +49.7% |
| 1940 | +30.4% |
| 1944 | +30.7% |
| 1948 | +47.7% |
| 1952 | +9.7% |
| 1956 | +13.2% |
| 1960 | −4.1% |
| 1964 | +36.1% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −37.6% |
| 1976 | +20.7% |
| 1980 | −20.0% |
| 1984 | −38.8% |
| 1988 | −8.8% |
| 1992 | −4.6% |
| 1996 | −6.2% |
| 2000 | −24.6% |
| 2004 | −40.6% |
| 2008 | −46.7% |
| 2012 | −51.2% |
| 2016 | −60.3% |
| 2020 | −62.3% |
| 2024 | −62.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,536 | 20,378 | 25,283 | ||
| R | 4,144 | 18,538 | 23,101 | ||
| R | 3,882 | 17,316 | 22,286 | ||
| R | 4,786 | 14,833 | 19,619 | ||
| R | 5,520 | 15,195 | 20,715 | ||
| R | 5,970 | 14,136 | 20,106 | ||
| R | 6,037 | 10,040 | 16,276 | ||
| R | 6,256 | 7,228 | 15,598 | ||
| R | 6,177 | 6,997 | 17,757 | ||
| R | 6,689 | 7,994 | 14,848 | ||
| R | 4,846 | 11,042 | 15,960 | ||
| R | 5,330 | 8,131 | 13,971 | ||
| D | 7,155 | 4,686 | 11,955 | ||
| R | 3,440 | 7,762 | 11,499 | ||
| D | 4,760 | 4,242 | 11,119 | ||
| D | 7,593 | 3,569 | 11,162 | ||
| R | 5,446 | 5,913 | 11,359 | ||
| D | 6,773 | 5,191 | 11,964 | ||
| D | 7,710 | 6,348 | 14,058 | ||
| D | 8,136 | 2,882 | 11,018 | ||
| D | 7,689 | 4,069 | 11,778 | ||
| D | 8,075 | 4,299 | 12,417 | ||
| D | 9,025 | 3,013 | 12,099 | ||
| D | 9,247 | 2,034 | 11,281 | ||
| R | 3,667 | 6,332 | 10,109 | ||
| D | 5,091 | 2,640 | 8,586 | ||
| D | 4,277 | 3,403 | 8,158 | ||
| D | 3,243 | 1,272 | 5,356 | ||
| D | 2,577 | 1,121 | 4,470 | ||
| D | 2,826 | 1,491 | 4,604 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.0%
English
11.0%
Irish
10.6%
American
7.8%
Scottish
2.3%
Italian
1.6%
French
1.5%
African American
1.5%
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: 40.0 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
$75,419
Grady County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Grady County$75,419
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Grady County ranks in the top 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
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Grady County, anchored by Chickasha, has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 60 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep conservative lean common to southwestern Oklahoma's largely rural, energy-dependent economy.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-three points in 2024. The 2024 margin was sixty-three points.
A population of 56,606, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,419 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stephens County and Beauregard Parish.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Grady County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grady County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 62.7 points (R+63), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,283 votes cast, 4,536 went Democratic and 20,378 went Republican.
What is Grady County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Grady 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 15 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Grady County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grady County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Grady County, Oklahoma?
Grady County, Oklahoma has a population of 56,606 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grady County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Grady County, Oklahoma is $75,419 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Grady County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grady County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.