Mayes County, Oklahoma
Precinct data
Results by precinct
50 precincts · 17,374 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -490241490241 | 316 | 1,001 | 22 | 1,339 | 23.6% | 74.8% | R+51.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -490036490036 | 246 | 1,013 | 28 | 1,287 | 19.1% | 78.7% | R+59.6 |
| Precinct -490121490121 | 240 | 752 | 15 | 1,007 | 23.8% | 74.7% | R+50.8 |
| Precinct -490039490039 | 202 | 782 | 18 | 1,002 | 20.2% | 78.0% | R+57.9 |
| Precinct -490023490023 | 196 | 745 | 17 | 958 | 20.5% | 77.8% | R+57.3 |
| Precinct -490242490242 | 225 | 641 | 24 | 890 | 25.3% | 72.0% | R+46.7 |
| Precinct -490012490012 | 151 | 701 | 21 | 873 | 17.3% | 80.3% | R+63.0 |
| Precinct -490020490020 | 172 | 650 | 21 | 843 | 20.4% | 77.1% | R+56.7 |
| Precinct -490022490022 | 121 | 690 | 15 | 826 | 14.6% | 83.5% | R+68.9 |
| Precinct -490015490015 | 141 | 602 | 14 | 757 | 18.6% | 79.5% | R+60.9 |
| Precinct -490132490132 | 211 | 492 | 21 | 724 | 29.1% | 68.0% | R+38.8 |
| Precinct -490311490311 | 137 | 546 | 9 | 692 | 19.8% | 78.9% | R+59.1 |
| Precinct -490024490024 | 103 | 563 | 11 | 677 | 15.2% | 83.2% | R+67.9 |
| Precinct -490037490037 | 110 | 515 | 15 | 640 | 17.2% | 80.5% | R+63.3 |
| Precinct -490011490011 | 120 | 506 | 8 | 634 | 18.9% | 79.8% | R+60.9 |
| Precinct -490014490014 | 112 | 489 | 8 | 609 | 18.4% | 80.3% | R+61.9 |
| Precinct -490031490031 | 126 | 448 | 7 | 581 | 21.7% | 77.1% | R+55.4 |
| Precinct -490034490034 | 100 | 456 | 11 | 567 | 17.6% | 80.4% | R+62.8 |
| Precinct -490016490016 | 82 | 428 | 10 | 520 | 15.8% | 82.3% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -490101490101 | 137 | 305 | 11 | 453 | 30.2% | 67.3% | R+37.1 |
| Precinct -490021490021 | 75 | 328 | 7 | 410 | 18.3% | 80.0% | R+61.7 |
| Precinct -490038490038 | 86 | 308 | 10 | 404 | 21.3% | 76.2% | R+55.0 |
| Precinct -490032490032 | 65 | 304 | 7 | 376 | 17.3% | 80.9% | R+63.6 |
| Precinct -490312490312 | 49 | 229 | 1 | 279 | 17.6% | 82.1% | R+64.5 |
| Precinct -490221490221 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 23.1% | 76.9% | R+53.8 |
| Voting District 10140_40097101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1140_4009711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1240_4009712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 12140_40097121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 13040_40097130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 13140_40097131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 13240_40097132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1440_4009714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 1540_4009715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2040_4009720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2140_4009721 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2240_4009722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2340_4009723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2440_4009724 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 24140_40097241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 24240_40097242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 2540_4009725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 3040_4009730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 3140_4009731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 31140_40097311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 3440_4009734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 3540_4009735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 3640_4009736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 3740_4009737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting District 3940_4009739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | +7.3% |
| 1912 | +11.7% |
| 1916 | +11.4% |
| 1920 | −10.0% |
| 1924 | −1.5% |
| 1928 | −16.2% |
| 1932 | +47.2% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +5.5% |
| 1944 | +0.1% |
| 1948 | +19.1% |
| 1952 | −10.2% |
| 1956 | −10.9% |
| 1960 | −16.5% |
| 1964 | +13.2% |
| 1968 | −14.7% |
| 1972 | −46.7% |
| 1976 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | −10.4% |
| 1984 | −24.8% |
| 1988 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | −3.7% |
| 2004 | −17.9% |
| 2008 | −28.1% |
| 2012 | −33.3% |
| 2016 | −51.7% |
| 2020 | −55.1% |
| 2024 | −57.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 23.5%5,941 | 72.8%18,404 | 25,269 |
| 2020 | R | 24.0%3,973 | 71.4%11,826 | 16,558 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 17 points more Democratic.
25,461 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
+349 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,662 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,120 in average income, against $63,830 for residents who stayed — 18% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+40.2 on average — 17 points more Democratic-leaning than Mayes County, OK itself (R+57.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Rogers County, OK193R+55.0
- Tulsa County, OK169R+15.2
- Delaware County, OK63R+60.4
- Wagoner County, OK58R+49.8
- Craig County, OK50R+58.3
- Cherokee County, OK48R+32.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Rogers County, OK166
- Tulsa County, OK146
- Delaware County, OK71
- Cherokee County, OK56
- Craig County, OK51
- Wagoner County, OK44
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 | +10 |
| 2012 | −133 |
| 2013 | −239 |
| 2014 | −132 |
| 2015 | +5 |
| 2016 | +123 |
| 2017 | +29 |
| 2018 | +221 |
| 2019 | −45 |
| 2021 | +344 |
| 2022 | +461 |
| 2023 | +430 |
| 2024 | +239 |
| 2025 | +349 |
Home to Tahlequah, capital of the Cherokee Nation, Mayes County sits in Oklahoma's Ozark foothills with a Native American population above 20 percent — yet it has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 50 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 57.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.5 points.
A population of 39,604, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,305 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Craig County and Le Flore County.
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Mayes County, Oklahoma. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/40097/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.