Pontotoc County, Oklahoma: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+47%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 38,2352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,0172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+71 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Greer County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pontotoc CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pontotoc 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 | +29.9% |
| 1912 | +35.1% |
| 1916 | +35.1% |
| 1920 | +22.4% |
| 1924 | +36.4% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +71.4% |
| 1936 | +59.8% |
| 1940 | +45.8% |
| 1944 | +37.7% |
| 1948 | +54.4% |
| 1952 | +14.4% |
| 1956 | +10.6% |
| 1960 | −11.5% |
| 1964 | +28.3% |
| 1968 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | −46.1% |
| 1976 | +20.6% |
| 1980 | −2.3% |
| 1984 | −20.0% |
| 1988 | −0.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | −14.9% |
| 2004 | −30.3% |
| 2008 | −36.7% |
| 2012 | −38.8% |
| 2016 | −45.8% |
| 2020 | −43.7% |
| 2024 | −46.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,895 | 10,967 | 15,174 | ||
| R | 4,117 | 10,805 | 15,320 | ||
| R | 3,637 | 10,431 | 14,831 | ||
| R | 3,947 | 8,945 | 12,892 | ||
| R | 4,512 | 9,750 | 14,262 | ||
| R | 5,165 | 9,647 | 14,812 | ||
| R | 5,387 | 7,299 | 12,836 | ||
| D | 6,470 | 5,366 | 13,613 | ||
| D | 6,350 | 5,206 | 15,521 | ||
| R | 6,484 | 6,609 | 13,239 | ||
| R | 5,526 | 8,301 | 13,907 | ||
| R | 5,942 | 6,232 | 12,631 | ||
| D | 7,466 | 4,895 | 12,486 | ||
| R | 3,160 | 8,762 | 12,162 | ||
| D | 4,291 | 4,161 | 10,877 | ||
| D | 7,449 | 4,166 | 11,615 | ||
| R | 4,654 | 5,863 | 10,517 | ||
| D | 5,950 | 4,814 | 10,764 | ||
| D | 7,208 | 5,389 | 12,597 | ||
| D | 7,750 | 2,289 | 10,039 | ||
| D | 6,552 | 2,960 | 9,533 | ||
| D | 9,310 | 3,449 | 12,794 | ||
| D | 8,079 | 2,015 | 10,136 | ||
| D | 7,227 | 1,207 | 8,434 | ||
| R | 3,203 | 3,356 | 6,597 | ||
| D | 4,268 | 1,859 | 6,620 | ||
| D | 3,800 | 2,370 | 6,376 | ||
| D | 2,418 | 913 | 4,288 | ||
| D | 1,842 | 642 | 3,421 | ||
| D | 1,841 | 860 | 3,282 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.6%
Irish
12.6%
German
9.1%
American
5.4%
Scottish
3.2%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.2%
African American
2.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 37.7 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
$63,017
Pontotoc County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pontotoc County$63,017
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Pontotoc 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
12.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.7%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)16.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other languages0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pontotoc County, anchored by Ada and home to East Central University, has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for over a decade, reflecting the broader rural realignment that swept small-city Oklahoma well before 2016.
The Republican margin here reached forty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 38,235, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,017 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greer County and Carter County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pontotoc County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 46.6 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,174 votes cast, 3,895 went Democratic and 10,967 went Republican.
What is Pontotoc County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Pontotoc County, Oklahoma in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 17 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Pontotoc County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pontotoc County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma?
Pontotoc County, Oklahoma has a population of 38,235 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma is $63,017 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.