Pittsburg County, Oklahoma: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Democratic peak: D+63 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,5612024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,3102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+63 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Atoka County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pittsburg CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pittsburg 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 | +2.5% |
| 1912 | +20.5% |
| 1916 | +25.2% |
| 1920 | −0.1% |
| 1924 | +23.3% |
| 1928 | +0.7% |
| 1932 | +62.9% |
| 1936 | +46.3% |
| 1940 | +38.7% |
| 1944 | +35.4% |
| 1948 | +53.6% |
| 1952 | +23.5% |
| 1956 | +23.1% |
| 1960 | +11.2% |
| 1964 | +47.2% |
| 1968 | +15.4% |
| 1972 | −34.8% |
| 1976 | +37.8% |
| 1980 | +7.8% |
| 1984 | −17.4% |
| 1988 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | +15.2% |
| 1996 | +15.0% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −19.8% |
| 2008 | −36.6% |
| 2012 | −38.3% |
| 2016 | −52.4% |
| 2020 | −56.3% |
| 2024 | −59.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,473 | 13,841 | 17,572 | ||
| R | 3,768 | 13,851 | 17,924 | ||
| R | 3,711 | 12,753 | 17,271 | ||
| R | 4,831 | 10,841 | 15,672 | ||
| R | 5,457 | 11,752 | 17,209 | ||
| R | 7,452 | 11,134 | 18,586 | ||
| R | 7,627 | 8,514 | 16,357 | ||
| D | 8,475 | 5,966 | 16,766 | ||
| D | 8,523 | 5,659 | 18,827 | ||
| D | 8,623 | 7,594 | 16,342 | ||
| R | 6,860 | 9,778 | 16,760 | ||
| D | 8,292 | 7,062 | 15,857 | ||
| D | 10,743 | 4,807 | 15,692 | ||
| R | 4,748 | 9,989 | 15,040 | ||
| D | 6,112 | 3,978 | 13,816 | ||
| D | 9,903 | 3,555 | 13,458 | ||
| D | 7,310 | 5,834 | 13,144 | ||
| D | 8,382 | 5,239 | 13,621 | ||
| D | 9,546 | 5,909 | 15,455 | ||
| D | 9,576 | 2,893 | 12,469 | ||
| D | 8,535 | 4,068 | 12,626 | ||
| D | 10,169 | 4,484 | 14,676 | ||
| D | 9,974 | 3,651 | 13,668 | ||
| D | 10,536 | 2,396 | 12,932 | ||
| D | 5,960 | 5,875 | 11,942 | ||
| D | 6,062 | 3,554 | 10,765 | ||
| R | 5,361 | 5,371 | 11,387 | ||
| D | 3,441 | 1,879 | 6,209 | ||
| D | 2,767 | 1,574 | 5,814 | ||
| D | 2,891 | 2,735 | 6,266 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
13.7%
German
11.3%
English
8.2%
Italian
4.5%
American
4.1%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.0%
African American
2.0%
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: 40.6 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
$55,310
Pittsburg County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Pittsburg County$55,310
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Pittsburg 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
17.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.6%
Working age (18–64)16.9%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other languages0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 25.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pittsburg County, anchored by McAlester in southeastern Oklahoma, has shifted dramatically rightward over two decades despite a historically Democratic labor heritage tied to coal mining — the 2024 presidential margin reached R+59.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.
A median household income of $55,310, a 18% 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 Atoka County and Cherokee County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pittsburg County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 59.0 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,572 votes cast, 3,473 went Democratic and 13,841 went Republican.
What is Pittsburg County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Pittsburg 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 20 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Pittsburg County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pittsburg County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma?
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma has a population of 43,561 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma is $55,310 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Pittsburg County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.