Harper County, Oklahoma: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+78%. Republican peak: R+80 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+78MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,2032024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,0532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+80 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Woodward County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Harper CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Harper 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 | −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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 147 | 1,284 | 1,451 | ||
| R | 136 | 1,327 | 1,487 | ||
| R | 134 | 1,318 | 1,499 | ||
| R | 173 | 1,261 | 1,434 | ||
| R | 221 | 1,342 | 1,563 | ||
| R | 268 | 1,397 | 1,665 | ||
| R | 374 | 1,296 | 1,683 | ||
| R | 511 | 1,036 | 1,778 | ||
| R | 486 | 1,038 | 2,035 | ||
| R | 593 | 1,281 | 1,900 | ||
| R | 373 | 1,748 | 2,146 | ||
| R | 517 | 1,652 | 2,230 | ||
| R | 978 | 1,303 | 2,320 | ||
| R | 385 | 1,976 | 2,475 | ||
| R | 518 | 1,483 | 2,354 | ||
| R | 1,240 | 1,379 | 2,619 | ||
| R | 744 | 2,057 | 2,801 | ||
| R | 736 | 1,596 | 2,332 | ||
| R | 736 | 2,057 | 2,793 | ||
| D | 1,281 | 1,221 | 2,502 | ||
| R | 1,056 | 1,394 | 2,473 | ||
| R | 1,419 | 1,616 | 3,073 | ||
| D | 1,836 | 1,068 | 2,911 | ||
| D | 2,139 | 783 | 2,922 | ||
| R | 872 | 1,844 | 2,775 | ||
| R | 824 | 1,226 | 2,415 | ||
| R | 753 | 1,404 | 2,339 | ||
| D | 798 | 662 | 1,887 | ||
| R | 523 | 679 | 1,500 | ||
| R | 746 | 876 | 1,829 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.6%
Irish
8.9%
American
7.7%
English
5.7%
Scottish
2.1%
French
0.7%
Italian
0.5%
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: 40.9 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
$64,053
Harper County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Harper County$64,053
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Harper 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
13.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.7%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)1.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.1%
speak English only
Spanish20.6%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 1.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached eighty points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-eight points.
A population of 3,203, a 73% 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 Woodward County and Alfalfa County. A non-English-speaking share of 22% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Harper County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Harper County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 78.4 points (R+78), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,451 votes cast, 147 went Democratic and 1,284 went Republican.
What is Harper County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Harper County, Oklahoma in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 4 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Harper County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Harper County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Harper County, Oklahoma?
Harper County, Oklahoma has a population of 3,203 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Harper County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Harper County, Oklahoma is $64,053 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Harper County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Harper County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.