Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+47%. Democratic peak: D+49 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 73,4632024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,3982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lincoln County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pottawatomie CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pottawatomie 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 | +14.0% |
| 1912 | +15.6% |
| 1916 | +19.1% |
| 1920 | −0.4% |
| 1924 | +9.9% |
| 1928 | −37.9% |
| 1932 | +49.5% |
| 1936 | +44.1% |
| 1940 | +27.9% |
| 1944 | +16.9% |
| 1948 | +36.4% |
| 1952 | −3.3% |
| 1956 | +2.3% |
| 1960 | −7.7% |
| 1964 | +22.8% |
| 1968 | −1.0% |
| 1972 | −45.5% |
| 1976 | +10.5% |
| 1980 | −18.0% |
| 1984 | −39.5% |
| 1988 | −15.2% |
| 1992 | −6.8% |
| 1996 | −3.0% |
| 2000 | −20.0% |
| 2004 | −33.2% |
| 2008 | −38.4% |
| 2012 | −38.7% |
| 2016 | −46.5% |
| 2020 | −46.0% |
| 2024 | −47.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,266 | 20,915 | 28,774 | ||
| R | 7,275 | 20,240 | 28,185 | ||
| R | 6,015 | 17,848 | 25,452 | ||
| R | 7,188 | 16,250 | 23,438 | ||
| R | 7,910 | 17,753 | 25,663 | ||
| R | 8,638 | 17,215 | 25,853 | ||
| R | 8,763 | 13,235 | 22,316 | ||
| R | 9,141 | 9,802 | 21,753 | ||
| R | 8,616 | 10,350 | 25,572 | ||
| R | 8,873 | 12,099 | 21,169 | ||
| R | 6,966 | 16,143 | 23,261 | ||
| R | 8,526 | 12,466 | 21,850 | ||
| D | 11,255 | 9,090 | 20,571 | ||
| R | 4,822 | 13,308 | 18,664 | ||
| R | 6,721 | 6,899 | 17,493 | ||
| D | 10,884 | 6,841 | 17,725 | ||
| R | 8,067 | 9,421 | 17,488 | ||
| D | 8,895 | 8,496 | 17,391 | ||
| R | 9,455 | 10,099 | 19,554 | ||
| D | 10,220 | 4,760 | 14,980 | ||
| D | 9,130 | 6,486 | 15,659 | ||
| D | 12,058 | 6,776 | 18,912 | ||
| D | 12,187 | 4,703 | 16,968 | ||
| D | 12,013 | 4,063 | 16,076 | ||
| R | 3,797 | 8,478 | 12,364 | ||
| D | 5,072 | 4,040 | 10,409 | ||
| R | 5,310 | 5,355 | 11,260 | ||
| D | 3,276 | 2,042 | 6,473 | ||
| D | 3,082 | 2,107 | 6,243 | ||
| D | 3,551 | 2,609 | 6,726 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.4%
German
10.9%
Irish
9.8%
American
5.8%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.7%
Italian
1.1%
African American
2.4%
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: 37.9 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
$61,398
Pottawatomie County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pottawatomie County$61,398
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Pottawatomie 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
15.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.7%
Working age (18–64)14.3%
Seniors (65+)14.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pottawatomie County sits at the intersection of the Chickasaw Nation and the former Unassigned Lands, giving it a distinct tribal-land footprint. Its presidential margins have widened steadily over the past two decades, reflecting broader rural Oklahoma realignment.
The Republican margin here reached forty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 73,463, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,398 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lincoln County and Wagoner County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 47.4 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,774 votes cast, 7,266 went Democratic and 20,915 went Republican.
What is Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Pottawatomie 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 12 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma?
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma has a population of 73,463 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma is $61,398 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.