Jefferson County, Oklahoma: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+72%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+72MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,3802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $48,6682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+76 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hughes County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jefferson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jefferson 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 | +35.8% |
| 1912 | +35.1% |
| 1916 | +43.5% |
| 1920 | +12.6% |
| 1924 | +35.4% |
| 1928 | −8.0% |
| 1932 | +76.1% |
| 1936 | +56.3% |
| 1940 | +51.1% |
| 1944 | +50.1% |
| 1948 | +71.4% |
| 1952 | +35.0% |
| 1956 | +36.3% |
| 1960 | +18.3% |
| 1964 | +51.8% |
| 1968 | +27.3% |
| 1972 | −26.9% |
| 1976 | +41.0% |
| 1980 | +11.2% |
| 1984 | −5.0% |
| 1988 | +24.7% |
| 1992 | +30.1% |
| 1996 | +21.4% |
| 2000 | −2.9% |
| 2004 | −18.8% |
| 2008 | −34.5% |
| 2012 | −46.0% |
| 2016 | −65.7% |
| 2020 | −71.6% |
| 2024 | −71.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 319 | 2,020 | 2,375 | ||
| R | 319 | 2,026 | 2,385 | ||
| R | 365 | 1,910 | 2,350 | ||
| R | 605 | 1,634 | 2,239 | ||
| R | 805 | 1,652 | 2,457 | ||
| R | 1,057 | 1,546 | 2,603 | ||
| R | 1,245 | 1,320 | 2,593 | ||
| D | 1,430 | 865 | 2,646 | ||
| D | 1,580 | 671 | 3,019 | ||
| D | 1,767 | 1,063 | 2,846 | ||
| R | 1,496 | 1,656 | 3,179 | ||
| D | 1,812 | 1,440 | 3,332 | ||
| D | 2,303 | 956 | 3,285 | ||
| R | 969 | 1,709 | 2,751 | ||
| D | 1,628 | 780 | 3,109 | ||
| D | 2,555 | 811 | 3,366 | ||
| D | 1,945 | 1,343 | 3,288 | ||
| D | 2,539 | 1,186 | 3,725 | ||
| D | 2,872 | 1,384 | 4,256 | ||
| D | 3,326 | 556 | 3,882 | ||
| D | 2,948 | 974 | 3,937 | ||
| D | 3,814 | 1,226 | 5,060 | ||
| D | 3,719 | 1,032 | 4,773 | ||
| D | 3,566 | 485 | 4,051 | ||
| R | 1,916 | 2,251 | 4,185 | ||
| D | 2,441 | 1,108 | 3,763 | ||
| D | 2,289 | 1,733 | 4,403 | ||
| D | 1,739 | 493 | 2,862 | ||
| D | 1,118 | 361 | 2,157 | ||
| D | 1,435 | 604 | 2,318 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.7%
Irish
11.8%
English
9.6%
American
8.8%
Scottish
1.2%
French
1.1%
Italian
0.7%
African American
1.0%
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: 41.8 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
$48,668
Jefferson County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Jefferson County$48,668
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Jefferson County ranks in the bottom 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
23.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.9%
Working age (18–64)19.1%
Seniors (65+)22.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.7%
speak English only
Spanish7.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 1.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jefferson County, a sparsely populated stretch of southern Oklahoma near the Texas border, recorded a 71.6-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided jurisdictions in recent cycles.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at seventy-two points in 2024. The 2024 margin was seventy-two points.
A median household income of $48,668, a 23% poverty rate, and a 80% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hughes County and Ottawa County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jefferson County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jefferson County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 71.6 points (R+72), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,375 votes cast, 319 went Democratic and 2,020 went Republican.
What is Jefferson County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Jefferson County, Oklahoma in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 20 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Jefferson County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jefferson County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Jefferson County, Oklahoma?
Jefferson County, Oklahoma has a population of 5,380 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jefferson County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Jefferson County, Oklahoma is $48,668 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Jefferson County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jefferson County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.