Stephens County, Oklahoma: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,5512024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,6202024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Beauregard Parish, LA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Stephens CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Stephens 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 | +33.2% |
| 1912 | +35.0% |
| 1916 | +42.9% |
| 1920 | +15.0% |
| 1924 | +31.4% |
| 1928 | −26.7% |
| 1932 | +76.8% |
| 1936 | +58.9% |
| 1940 | +34.5% |
| 1944 | +38.1% |
| 1948 | +55.7% |
| 1952 | +10.8% |
| 1956 | +8.7% |
| 1960 | −7.9% |
| 1964 | +27.1% |
| 1968 | −1.8% |
| 1972 | −46.4% |
| 1976 | +15.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −11.3% |
| 1992 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | −5.0% |
| 2000 | −25.1% |
| 2004 | −42.4% |
| 2008 | −52.1% |
| 2012 | −53.2% |
| 2016 | −62.0% |
| 2020 | −65.1% |
| 2024 | −63.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,236 | 15,092 | 18,620 | ||
| R | 3,154 | 15,560 | 19,057 | ||
| R | 3,086 | 14,182 | 17,904 | ||
| R | 3,939 | 12,908 | 16,847 | ||
| R | 4,538 | 14,394 | 18,932 | ||
| R | 5,515 | 13,646 | 19,161 | ||
| R | 6,467 | 10,860 | 17,488 | ||
| R | 7,248 | 8,144 | 17,776 | ||
| D | 7,644 | 7,085 | 20,471 | ||
| R | 7,833 | 9,844 | 17,795 | ||
| R | 6,359 | 12,871 | 19,333 | ||
| R | 7,191 | 10,199 | 17,852 | ||
| D | 9,795 | 7,099 | 17,020 | ||
| R | 3,623 | 10,309 | 14,396 | ||
| R | 5,249 | 5,508 | 14,323 | ||
| D | 9,272 | 5,323 | 14,595 | ||
| R | 6,899 | 8,084 | 14,983 | ||
| D | 7,524 | 6,324 | 13,848 | ||
| D | 8,029 | 6,461 | 14,490 | ||
| D | 6,702 | 1,909 | 8,611 | ||
| D | 6,189 | 2,766 | 8,974 | ||
| D | 6,149 | 2,989 | 9,172 | ||
| D | 6,390 | 1,636 | 8,071 | ||
| D | 7,706 | 1,012 | 8,718 | ||
| R | 2,982 | 5,192 | 8,279 | ||
| D | 4,745 | 2,377 | 7,534 | ||
| D | 2,816 | 2,035 | 5,197 | ||
| D | 2,343 | 607 | 4,048 | ||
| D | 1,735 | 598 | 3,248 | ||
| D | 1,761 | 725 | 3,124 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.3%
Irish
11.8%
German
9.8%
American
9.8%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.3%
African American
1.2%
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: 41.0 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
$61,620
Stephens County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Stephens County$61,620
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Stephens 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
18.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.9%
Working age (18–64)16.3%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.9%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stephens County, anchored by the small city of Duncan, has shifted steadily rightward over the past two decades; its 2024 presidential margin of R+63.7 places it among the most lopsided counties in a state that itself trends heavily toward one party.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-five points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A population of 43,551, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,620 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Beauregard Parish and Grady County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Stephens County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Stephens County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 63.7 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,620 votes cast, 3,236 went Democratic and 15,092 went Republican.
What is Stephens County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Stephens 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 15 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Stephens County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Stephens County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Stephens County, Oklahoma?
Stephens County, Oklahoma has a population of 43,551 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stephens County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Stephens County, Oklahoma is $61,620 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Stephens County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Stephens County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.