Muskogee County, Oklahoma: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+38%. Democratic peak: D+40 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 66,4442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,6192024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Ballard County, KY · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Muskogee CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Muskogee County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | −12.2% |
| 1912 | +19.6% |
| 1916 | +21.4% |
| 1920 | +10.2% |
| 1924 | +5.4% |
| 1928 | −22.2% |
| 1932 | +40.5% |
| 1936 | +34.8% |
| 1940 | +14.8% |
| 1944 | +17.0% |
| 1948 | +35.5% |
| 1952 | +4.9% |
| 1956 | −3.0% |
| 1960 | −5.6% |
| 1964 | +31.5% |
| 1968 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | −33.7% |
| 1976 | +17.5% |
| 1980 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | −8.5% |
| 1988 | +10.4% |
| 1992 | +17.3% |
| 1996 | +15.8% |
| 2000 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | −9.2% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −14.8% |
| 2016 | −29.2% |
| 2020 | −33.9% |
| 2024 | −37.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,400 | 16,550 | 24,357 | ||
| R | 8,027 | 16,526 | 25,081 | ||
| R | 7,977 | 15,043 | 24,216 | ||
| R | 9,952 | 13,404 | 23,356 | ||
| R | 11,294 | 15,289 | 26,583 | ||
| R | 12,585 | 15,124 | 27,709 | ||
| D | 12,520 | 11,820 | 24,693 | ||
| D | 12,963 | 8,974 | 25,180 | ||
| D | 13,619 | 8,782 | 27,932 | ||
| D | 13,760 | 11,147 | 25,068 | ||
| R | 12,343 | 14,652 | 27,183 | ||
| D | 13,341 | 11,511 | 25,715 | ||
| D | 14,678 | 10,287 | 25,155 | ||
| R | 7,380 | 15,161 | 23,092 | ||
| D | 9,377 | 8,707 | 22,680 | ||
| D | 16,330 | 8,508 | 24,838 | ||
| R | 11,082 | 12,403 | 23,485 | ||
| R | 10,413 | 11,057 | 21,470 | ||
| D | 13,040 | 11,810 | 24,850 | ||
| D | 13,860 | 6,592 | 20,452 | ||
| D | 11,679 | 8,280 | 19,990 | ||
| D | 12,917 | 9,585 | 22,551 | ||
| D | 13,344 | 6,452 | 19,829 | ||
| D | 12,621 | 5,351 | 17,972 | ||
| R | 6,343 | 9,972 | 16,369 | ||
| D | 6,895 | 6,158 | 13,697 | ||
| D | 6,378 | 5,187 | 11,664 | ||
| D | 4,004 | 2,532 | 6,876 | ||
| D | 3,681 | 2,385 | 6,615 | ||
| R | 2,793 | 3,592 | 6,561 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
12.4%
Irish
7.9%
English
7.3%
German
6.9%
Scottish
1.2%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.7%
African American
7.8%
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: 37.9 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
$53,619
Muskogee County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Muskogee County$53,619
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Muskogee 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
19.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.1%
Working age (18–64)16.7%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 24.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Muskogee County, home to the historic Five Civilized Tribes Museum and a significant Native American population, has shifted from a competitive swing county to a reliably wide Republican margin over the past four election cycles.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at thirty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A median household income of $53,619, a 19% poverty rate, and a 56% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ballard County and Cherokee County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Muskogee County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Muskogee County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 37.6 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,357 votes cast, 7,400 went Democratic and 16,550 went Republican.
What is Muskogee County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Muskogee 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 18 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Muskogee County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Muskogee County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Muskogee County, Oklahoma?
Muskogee County, Oklahoma has a population of 66,444 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Muskogee County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Muskogee County, Oklahoma is $53,619 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Muskogee County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Muskogee County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.