Harper County, Oklahoma
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 1,451 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -300201300201 | 49 | 479 | 9 | 537 | 9.1% | 89.2% | R+80.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -300402300402 | 34 | 294 | 3 | 331 | 10.3% | 88.8% | R+78.5 |
| Precinct -300301300301 | 35 | 203 | 3 | 241 | 14.5% | 84.2% | R+69.7 |
| Precinct -300203300203 | 17 | 149 | 3 | 169 | 10.1% | 88.2% | R+78.1 |
| Precinct -300303300303 | 11 | 108 | 1 | 120 | 9.2% | 90.0% | R+80.8 |
| Precinct -300302300302 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 53 | 1.9% | 96.2% | R+94.3 |
| Voting District 10140_40059101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 20140_40059201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 20340_40059203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 30140_40059301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 30240_40059302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 30340_40059303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 40140_40059401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 40240_40059402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | −7.1% |
| 1912 | −10.4% |
| 1916 | +7.2% |
| 1920 | −27.8% |
| 1924 | −16.6% |
| 1928 | −35.0% |
| 1932 | +46.4% |
| 1936 | +26.4% |
| 1940 | −6.4% |
| 1944 | −13.7% |
| 1948 | +2.4% |
| 1952 | −47.3% |
| 1956 | −36.9% |
| 1960 | −46.9% |
| 1964 | −5.3% |
| 1968 | −41.0% |
| 1972 | −64.3% |
| 1976 | −14.0% |
| 1980 | −50.9% |
| 1984 | −64.1% |
| 1988 | −36.2% |
| 1992 | −27.1% |
| 1996 | −29.5% |
| 2000 | −54.8% |
| 2004 | −67.8% |
| 2008 | −71.7% |
| 2012 | −75.9% |
| 2016 | −79.0% |
| 2020 | −80.1% |
| 2024 | −78.4% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 10.7%250 | 84.9%1,980 | 2,333 |
| 2020 | R | 9.7%144 | 87.0%1,290 | 1,482 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 11 points more Democratic.
1,910 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−39 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −435 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $76,302 in average income, against $67,344 for residents who stayed — 13% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −8 |
| 2012 | −25 |
| 2013 | +115 |
| 2014 | −45 |
| 2015 | −117 |
| 2016 | −88 |
| 2017 | −20 |
| 2018 | −88 |
| 2019 | −45 |
| 2021 | −47 |
| 2022 | −14 |
| 2023 | +11 |
| 2024 | −25 |
| 2025 | −39 |
Harper County, anchored by the small ranching town of Buffalo, sits in Oklahoma's northwestern panhandle-adjacent plains and recorded an R+78.4 presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most skewed results in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 80.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 78.4 points.
A population of 3,203, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,053 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Young County and Mills County.
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Harper County, Oklahoma. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/40059/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.