Seminole County, Oklahoma: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+50%. Democratic peak: D+57 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+50MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 23,4942024 5-year
- Median household income
- $48,0622024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Murray County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Seminole CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Seminole 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 | −8.7% |
| 1912 | +17.3% |
| 1916 | +17.6% |
| 1920 | −27.2% |
| 1924 | +11.7% |
| 1928 | −29.2% |
| 1932 | +56.8% |
| 1936 | +48.8% |
| 1940 | +23.7% |
| 1944 | +21.9% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +3.0% |
| 1956 | +6.0% |
| 1960 | −12.8% |
| 1964 | +28.3% |
| 1968 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | −42.1% |
| 1976 | +16.0% |
| 1980 | −3.4% |
| 1984 | −20.5% |
| 1988 | +9.2% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +15.7% |
| 2000 | −2.9% |
| 2004 | −21.3% |
| 2008 | −30.6% |
| 2012 | −30.3% |
| 2016 | −44.1% |
| 2020 | −46.3% |
| 2024 | −49.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,951 | 5,951 | 8,044 | ||
| R | 2,150 | 6,011 | 8,337 | ||
| R | 2,071 | 5,613 | 8,037 | ||
| R | 2,600 | 4,856 | 7,456 | ||
| R | 2,977 | 5,600 | 8,577 | ||
| R | 3,648 | 5,624 | 9,272 | ||
| R | 3,783 | 4,011 | 7,866 | ||
| D | 4,225 | 2,935 | 8,229 | ||
| D | 4,624 | 3,253 | 10,240 | ||
| D | 4,911 | 4,078 | 9,073 | ||
| R | 3,957 | 6,009 | 10,030 | ||
| R | 4,726 | 5,067 | 10,145 | ||
| D | 5,874 | 4,237 | 10,202 | ||
| R | 2,746 | 6,879 | 9,824 | ||
| D | 3,889 | 3,711 | 9,742 | ||
| D | 6,582 | 3,676 | 10,258 | ||
| R | 4,256 | 5,505 | 9,761 | ||
| D | 5,897 | 5,230 | 11,127 | ||
| D | 7,076 | 6,668 | 13,744 | ||
| D | 8,122 | 3,423 | 11,545 | ||
| D | 7,116 | 4,560 | 11,692 | ||
| D | 11,167 | 6,880 | 18,083 | ||
| D | 11,695 | 4,001 | 15,768 | ||
| D | 12,154 | 3,348 | 15,502 | ||
| R | 4,423 | 8,072 | 12,495 | ||
| D | 3,007 | 2,326 | 5,808 | ||
| R | 1,869 | 3,382 | 5,569 | ||
| D | 1,444 | 872 | 3,251 | ||
| D | 1,172 | 715 | 2,645 | ||
| R | 945 | 1,168 | 2,569 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.0%
English
9.9%
Irish
8.8%
German
7.8%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.8%
African American
2.9%
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: 39.2 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
$48,062
Seminole County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Seminole County$48,062
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Seminole 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
21.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.2%
Working age (18–64)20.9%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other languages1.3%
Other Indo-European0.4%
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 42.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Seminole County, home to the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, delivered an R+49.7 margin in the 2024 presidential race despite a Native American population that has historically produced more competitive local results.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at fifty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty points.
A median household income of $48,062, a 22% poverty rate, and a 64% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Murray County and Caddo County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Seminole County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Seminole County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 49.7 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,044 votes cast, 1,951 went Democratic and 5,951 went Republican.
What is Seminole County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Seminole 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 16 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Seminole County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Seminole County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Seminole County, Oklahoma?
Seminole County, Oklahoma has a population of 23,494 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Seminole County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Seminole County, Oklahoma is $48,062 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Seminole County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Seminole County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.