Okmulgee County, Oklahoma: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+43%. Republican peak: R+43 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,8992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,0292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- McIntosh County, OK · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Okmulgee CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Okmulgee County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −10.6% |
| 1912 | +3.5% |
| 1916 | +10.8% |
| 1920 | −8.3% |
| 1924 | −0.7% |
| 1928 | −22.0% |
| 1932 | +40.7% |
| 1936 | +41.5% |
| 1940 | +24.3% |
| 1944 | +28.4% |
| 1948 | +41.1% |
| 1952 | +20.2% |
| 1956 | +6.4% |
| 1960 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | +36.9% |
| 1968 | +10.2% |
| 1972 | −30.9% |
| 1976 | +22.7% |
| 1980 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | −8.2% |
| 1988 | +18.5% |
| 1992 | +20.6% |
| 1996 | +24.8% |
| 2000 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | −6.3% |
| 2008 | −17.0% |
| 2012 | −17.5% |
| 2016 | −32.7% |
| 2020 | −37.1% |
| 2024 | −42.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,979 | 10,100 | 14,349 | ||
| R | 4,357 | 9,668 | 14,313 | ||
| R | 4,385 | 8,944 | 13,949 | ||
| R | 5,432 | 7,731 | 13,163 | ||
| R | 6,191 | 8,727 | 14,918 | ||
| R | 7,367 | 8,363 | 15,730 | ||
| D | 7,186 | 5,797 | 13,178 | ||
| D | 7,555 | 4,246 | 13,337 | ||
| D | 7,767 | 4,586 | 15,421 | ||
| D | 8,262 | 5,674 | 14,004 | ||
| R | 7,380 | 8,704 | 16,189 | ||
| D | 7,236 | 6,652 | 14,285 | ||
| D | 8,499 | 5,333 | 13,963 | ||
| R | 4,494 | 8,706 | 13,642 | ||
| D | 6,089 | 4,709 | 13,526 | ||
| D | 10,195 | 4,704 | 14,899 | ||
| D | 7,262 | 7,107 | 14,369 | ||
| D | 7,626 | 6,703 | 14,329 | ||
| D | 10,115 | 6,717 | 16,832 | ||
| D | 10,467 | 4,368 | 14,835 | ||
| D | 9,737 | 5,430 | 15,192 | ||
| D | 11,016 | 6,696 | 17,796 | ||
| D | 12,061 | 4,975 | 17,093 | ||
| D | 11,287 | 4,762 | 16,049 | ||
| R | 5,834 | 9,149 | 15,056 | ||
| R | 5,927 | 6,015 | 12,838 | ||
| R | 4,495 | 5,367 | 10,455 | ||
| D | 2,406 | 1,860 | 5,039 | ||
| D | 1,243 | 1,140 | 2,947 | ||
| R | 1,103 | 1,400 | 2,800 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.5%
English
10.3%
Irish
10.2%
American
4.1%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.3%
French
0.8%
African American
5.6%
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: 39.5 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
$54,029
Okmulgee County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Okmulgee County$54,029
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Okmulgee 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
18.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.3%
Working age (18–64)17.4%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other languages1.1%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation capital at Okmulgee city, the county carries one of Oklahoma's higher shares of Native American residents — yet still returns lopsided Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at forty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-three points.
A median household income of $54,029, a 18% poverty rate, and a 63% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McIntosh County and Mississippi County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Okmulgee County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 42.7 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,349 votes cast, 3,979 went Democratic and 10,100 went Republican.
What is Okmulgee County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Okmulgee 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 Okmulgee County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Okmulgee County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma?
Okmulgee County, Oklahoma has a population of 36,899 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma is $54,029 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Okmulgee County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Okmulgee 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.