Murray County, Oklahoma: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 13,7532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,3222024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+71 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Seminole County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Murray CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Murray 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 | +27.2% |
| 1912 | +35.7% |
| 1916 | +40.0% |
| 1920 | +11.8% |
| 1924 | +43.1% |
| 1928 | −4.2% |
| 1932 | +70.6% |
| 1936 | +58.6% |
| 1940 | +43.1% |
| 1944 | +44.2% |
| 1948 | +58.6% |
| 1952 | +20.7% |
| 1956 | +15.7% |
| 1960 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | +42.8% |
| 1968 | +7.5% |
| 1972 | −38.6% |
| 1976 | +30.2% |
| 1980 | −2.2% |
| 1984 | −15.8% |
| 1988 | +13.4% |
| 1992 | +18.9% |
| 1996 | +17.9% |
| 2000 | −7.0% |
| 2004 | −26.5% |
| 2008 | −40.4% |
| 2012 | −40.1% |
| 2016 | −55.9% |
| 2020 | −58.6% |
| 2024 | −61.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,080 | 4,689 | 5,885 | ||
| R | 1,156 | 4,612 | 5,894 | ||
| R | 1,087 | 4,175 | 5,528 | ||
| R | 1,540 | 3,606 | 5,146 | ||
| R | 1,592 | 3,746 | 5,338 | ||
| R | 2,130 | 3,665 | 5,795 | ||
| R | 2,263 | 2,609 | 4,922 | ||
| D | 2,620 | 1,712 | 5,068 | ||
| D | 2,594 | 1,536 | 5,588 | ||
| D | 2,697 | 2,056 | 4,794 | ||
| R | 2,229 | 3,073 | 5,347 | ||
| R | 2,384 | 2,494 | 5,067 | ||
| D | 2,932 | 1,563 | 4,536 | ||
| R | 1,294 | 2,983 | 4,372 | ||
| D | 1,773 | 1,454 | 4,254 | ||
| D | 3,083 | 1,236 | 4,319 | ||
| D | 2,129 | 1,993 | 4,122 | ||
| D | 2,482 | 1,809 | 4,291 | ||
| D | 2,868 | 1,885 | 4,753 | ||
| D | 3,054 | 798 | 3,852 | ||
| D | 2,602 | 1,005 | 3,616 | ||
| D | 3,126 | 1,238 | 4,381 | ||
| D | 3,181 | 823 | 4,027 | ||
| D | 3,086 | 532 | 3,618 | ||
| R | 1,498 | 1,631 | 3,165 | ||
| D | 2,083 | 784 | 3,015 | ||
| D | 1,744 | 1,362 | 3,227 | ||
| D | 1,305 | 458 | 2,119 | ||
| D | 987 | 321 | 1,863 | ||
| D | 1,111 | 574 | 1,974 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.9%
German
9.0%
Irish
8.9%
American
6.7%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
1.4%
Polish
0.6%
African American
0.9%
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: 41.6 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
$66,322
Murray County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Murray County$66,322
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Murray 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
12.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.9%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other languages0.7%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Murray County's R+61.3 margin in 2024 reflects the deep-red consistency typical of rural southcentral Oklahoma, where presidential results have moved little across recent cycles despite a modest population of under 13,000.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at sixty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-one points.
A median household income of $66,322, a 13% poverty rate, and a 70% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Seminole County and Marshall County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Murray County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Murray County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 61.3 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,885 votes cast, 1,080 went Democratic and 4,689 went Republican.
What is Murray County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Murray 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 19 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Murray County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Murray County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Murray County, Oklahoma?
Murray County, Oklahoma has a population of 13,753 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Murray County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Murray County, Oklahoma is $66,322 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Murray County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Murray County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.