Hughes County, Oklahoma
Precinct data
Results by precinct
30 precincts · 4,659 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -320020320020 | 165 | 639 | 9 | 813 | 20.3% | 78.6% | R+58.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -320035320035 | 117 | 454 | 15 | 586 | 20.0% | 77.5% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -320011320011 | 105 | 415 | 11 | 531 | 19.8% | 78.2% | R+58.4 |
| Precinct -320012320012 | 78 | 288 | 11 | 377 | 20.7% | 76.4% | R+55.7 |
| Precinct -320033320033 | 24 | 257 | 1 | 282 | 8.5% | 91.1% | R+82.6 |
| Precinct -320021320021 | 82 | 179 | 11 | 272 | 30.1% | 65.8% | R+35.7 |
| Precinct -320032320032 | 54 | 208 | 7 | 269 | 20.1% | 77.3% | R+57.2 |
| Precinct -320031320031 | 30 | 224 | 4 | 258 | 11.6% | 86.8% | R+75.2 |
| Precinct -320022320022 | 45 | 199 | 2 | 246 | 18.3% | 80.9% | R+62.6 |
| Precinct -320023320023 | 28 | 208 | 0 | 236 | 11.9% | 88.1% | R+76.3 |
| Precinct -320034320034 | 14 | 172 | 7 | 193 | 7.3% | 89.1% | R+81.9 |
| Precinct -320030320030 | 29 | 157 | 1 | 187 | 15.5% | 84.0% | R+68.4 |
| Precinct -320018320018 | 18 | 158 | 1 | 177 | 10.2% | 89.3% | R+79.1 |
| Precinct -320019320019 | 14 | 102 | 1 | 117 | 12.0% | 87.2% | R+75.2 |
| Precinct -320016320016 | 28 | 84 | 3 | 115 | 24.3% | 73.0% | R+48.7 |
| Voting District 1140_4006311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1240_4006312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1640_4006316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1840_4006318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1940_4006319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2040_4006320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2140_4006321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2240_4006322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2340_4006323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 3040_4006330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 3140_4006331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 3240_4006332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 3340_4006333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 3440_4006334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 3540_4006335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | +5.4% |
| 1912 | +13.5% |
| 1916 | +23.0% |
| 1920 | +6.6% |
| 1924 | +32.3% |
| 1928 | −10.8% |
| 1932 | +70.7% |
| 1936 | +49.3% |
| 1940 | +30.9% |
| 1944 | +33.6% |
| 1948 | +53.2% |
| 1952 | +21.3% |
| 1956 | +21.2% |
| 1960 | −1.0% |
| 1964 | +45.1% |
| 1968 | +12.1% |
| 1972 | −31.7% |
| 1976 | +41.5% |
| 1980 | +18.9% |
| 1984 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | +22.9% |
| 1992 | +23.9% |
| 1996 | +24.7% |
| 2000 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | −14.6% |
| 2008 | −29.4% |
| 2012 | −34.9% |
| 2016 | −53.6% |
| 2020 | −60.9% |
| 2024 | −62.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 22.0%1,559 | 74.4%5,269 | 7,086 |
| 2020 | R | 20.8%1,002 | 75.8%3,660 | 4,828 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 33 points more Democratic.
7,112 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
+35 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −41 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $38,739 in average income, against $55,504 for residents who stayed — 30% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+51.1 on average — 11 points more Democratic-leaning than Hughes County, OK itself (R+62.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Seminole County, OK53R+49.7
- Pontotoc County, OK32R+46.6
- Pittsburg County, OK27R+59.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Seminole County, OK58
- Pontotoc County, OK46
- Okfuskee County, OK20
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 | −252 |
| 2012 | −61 |
| 2013 | +75 |
| 2014 | +76 |
| 2015 | −46 |
| 2016 | −141 |
| 2017 | −101 |
| 2018 | +55 |
| 2019 | −15 |
| 2021 | +138 |
| 2022 | +110 |
| 2023 | +68 |
| 2024 | +18 |
| 2025 | +35 |
Hughes County, a sparsely populated stretch of south-central Oklahoma, has shifted rightward over the past two decades, delivering a 62.5-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 despite a historically Democratic legacy rooted in its coal-era settlement.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 70.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 62.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.5 points.
A population of 13,389, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,581 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Johnston County and Haskell County.
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Hughes County, Oklahoma. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/40063/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.