Jackson County, Oklahoma: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+58%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 24,6782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,7992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 25.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+81 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Brown County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jackson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jackson 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 | +45.7% |
| 1912 | +39.8% |
| 1916 | +52.7% |
| 1920 | +30.3% |
| 1924 | +36.8% |
| 1928 | −15.9% |
| 1932 | +81.0% |
| 1936 | +66.0% |
| 1940 | +51.4% |
| 1944 | +57.4% |
| 1948 | +71.0% |
| 1952 | +30.4% |
| 1956 | +30.9% |
| 1960 | +5.4% |
| 1964 | +42.7% |
| 1968 | +15.2% |
| 1972 | −45.0% |
| 1976 | +21.1% |
| 1980 | −3.5% |
| 1984 | −31.6% |
| 1988 | −11.0% |
| 1992 | −6.6% |
| 1996 | −13.7% |
| 2000 | −37.7% |
| 2004 | −51.8% |
| 2008 | −49.6% |
| 2012 | −50.7% |
| 2016 | −57.6% |
| 2020 | −57.7% |
| 2024 | −58.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,602 | 6,295 | 8,053 | ||
| R | 1,646 | 6,392 | 8,221 | ||
| R | 1,473 | 5,969 | 7,806 | ||
| R | 1,954 | 5,965 | 7,919 | ||
| R | 2,264 | 6,719 | 8,983 | ||
| R | 2,232 | 7,024 | 9,256 | ||
| R | 2,515 | 5,591 | 8,159 | ||
| R | 3,245 | 4,422 | 8,582 | ||
| R | 3,273 | 3,893 | 9,420 | ||
| R | 3,542 | 4,423 | 8,001 | ||
| R | 2,996 | 5,773 | 8,795 | ||
| R | 4,031 | 4,327 | 8,554 | ||
| D | 4,914 | 3,189 | 8,163 | ||
| R | 2,054 | 5,519 | 7,707 | ||
| D | 3,371 | 2,248 | 7,405 | ||
| D | 5,894 | 2,366 | 8,260 | ||
| D | 3,761 | 3,375 | 7,136 | ||
| D | 4,435 | 2,343 | 6,778 | ||
| D | 4,921 | 2,627 | 7,548 | ||
| D | 5,450 | 923 | 6,373 | ||
| D | 4,866 | 1,313 | 6,192 | ||
| D | 4,832 | 1,540 | 6,408 | ||
| D | 5,435 | 1,095 | 6,571 | ||
| D | 5,759 | 603 | 6,362 | ||
| R | 2,493 | 3,440 | 5,960 | ||
| D | 2,342 | 941 | 3,804 | ||
| D | 2,694 | 1,345 | 4,456 | ||
| D | 2,096 | 409 | 3,203 | ||
| D | 1,819 | 588 | 3,092 | ||
| D | 1,897 | 627 | 2,777 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.1%
English
11.8%
Irish
8.9%
American
5.3%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.3%
African American
5.1%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 35.1 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
$62,799
Jackson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jackson County$62,799
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Jackson 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
16.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.5%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.0%
speak English only
Spanish14.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European1.1%
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 33.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jackson County, anchored by Altus and its Air Force base, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 55 points in each of the last three cycles, making it a reliable bellwether for southwest Oklahoma's deeply conservative rural electorate.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-eight points.
A population of 24,678, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,799 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brown County and Callahan County. A non-English-speaking share of 17% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jackson County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 58.3 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,053 votes cast, 1,602 went Democratic and 6,295 went Republican.
What is Jackson County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Jackson 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 16 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Jackson County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Jackson County, Oklahoma?
Jackson County, Oklahoma has a population of 24,678 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Jackson County, Oklahoma is $62,799 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Jackson County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.