Kiowa County, Oklahoma: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+58%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,3832024 5-year
- Median household income
- $44,9622024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Shelby County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kiowa CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kiowa County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +17.9% |
| 1912 | +16.8% |
| 1916 | +28.5% |
| 1920 | −2.3% |
| 1924 | +19.5% |
| 1928 | −28.5% |
| 1932 | +68.7% |
| 1936 | +53.5% |
| 1940 | +29.5% |
| 1944 | +33.3% |
| 1948 | +47.2% |
| 1952 | −8.1% |
| 1956 | +10.8% |
| 1960 | −14.3% |
| 1964 | +25.1% |
| 1968 | −3.6% |
| 1972 | −41.7% |
| 1976 | +26.4% |
| 1980 | −5.2% |
| 1984 | −18.7% |
| 1988 | +6.1% |
| 1992 | +10.3% |
| 1996 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | −16.8% |
| 2004 | −29.8% |
| 2008 | −34.8% |
| 2012 | −35.4% |
| 2016 | −52.4% |
| 2020 | −57.6% |
| 2024 | −58.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 658 | 2,569 | 3,278 | ||
| R | 699 | 2,673 | 3,427 | ||
| R | 767 | 2,596 | 3,493 | ||
| R | 1,106 | 2,316 | 3,422 | ||
| R | 1,226 | 2,537 | 3,763 | ||
| R | 1,413 | 2,610 | 4,023 | ||
| R | 1,544 | 2,173 | 3,750 | ||
| D | 1,973 | 1,638 | 4,128 | ||
| D | 2,143 | 1,635 | 4,910 | ||
| D | 2,296 | 2,030 | 4,358 | ||
| R | 2,016 | 2,951 | 4,995 | ||
| R | 2,372 | 2,636 | 5,124 | ||
| D | 3,403 | 1,971 | 5,420 | ||
| R | 1,495 | 3,711 | 5,316 | ||
| R | 2,219 | 2,418 | 5,594 | ||
| D | 3,686 | 2,206 | 5,892 | ||
| R | 2,638 | 3,515 | 6,153 | ||
| D | 3,371 | 2,713 | 6,084 | ||
| R | 3,489 | 4,100 | 7,589 | ||
| D | 4,263 | 1,530 | 5,793 | ||
| D | 4,175 | 2,081 | 6,280 | ||
| D | 4,679 | 2,539 | 7,252 | ||
| D | 5,624 | 1,684 | 7,361 | ||
| D | 5,204 | 966 | 6,170 | ||
| R | 2,270 | 4,116 | 6,478 | ||
| D | 2,635 | 1,688 | 4,854 | ||
| R | 2,518 | 2,649 | 5,610 | ||
| D | 2,279 | 1,017 | 4,426 | ||
| D | 1,831 | 1,167 | 3,949 | ||
| D | 2,354 | 1,591 | 4,265 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.0%
English
11.0%
Irish
9.9%
American
4.3%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.8%
African American
2.9%
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: 42.4 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
$44,962
Kiowa County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Kiowa County$44,962
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Kiowa County ranks in the bottom 10% 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
22.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1831.6%
Working age (18–64)20.8%
Seniors (65+)14.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 20.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kiowa County, anchored by the small city of Hobart, delivered a 58-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — a spread typical of rural southwestern Oklahoma, where ranching and agriculture shape both the economy and the electorate.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at 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 median household income of $44,962, a 23% poverty rate, and a 79% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Shelby County and Cotton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kiowa County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kiowa County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 58.3 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,278 votes cast, 658 went Democratic and 2,569 went Republican.
What is Kiowa County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Kiowa 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 15 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kiowa County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kiowa County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Kiowa County, Oklahoma?
Kiowa County, Oklahoma has a population of 8,383 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kiowa County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Kiowa County, Oklahoma is $44,962 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Kiowa County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kiowa County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.