Washington County, Oklahoma: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 53,3262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,1622024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bradley County, TN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Washington CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Washington 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 | −3.9% |
| 1912 | +2.5% |
| 1916 | +2.9% |
| 1920 | −18.3% |
| 1924 | −13.2% |
| 1928 | −47.5% |
| 1932 | +18.6% |
| 1936 | +8.8% |
| 1940 | −7.7% |
| 1944 | −12.4% |
| 1948 | −4.6% |
| 1952 | −29.0% |
| 1956 | −38.6% |
| 1960 | −42.9% |
| 1964 | −18.2% |
| 1968 | −39.8% |
| 1972 | −61.9% |
| 1976 | −35.4% |
| 1980 | −45.6% |
| 1984 | −55.0% |
| 1988 | −35.2% |
| 1992 | −20.1% |
| 1996 | −23.5% |
| 2000 | −34.4% |
| 2004 | −41.4% |
| 2008 | −44.6% |
| 2012 | −47.8% |
| 2016 | −48.5% |
| 2020 | −48.0% |
| 2024 | −47.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,793 | 16,836 | 23,174 | ||
| R | 5,790 | 17,076 | 23,501 | ||
| R | 5,048 | 15,825 | 22,224 | ||
| R | 5,532 | 15,668 | 21,200 | ||
| R | 6,308 | 16,457 | 22,765 | ||
| R | 6,862 | 16,551 | 23,413 | ||
| R | 6,644 | 13,788 | 20,744 | ||
| R | 6,732 | 11,605 | 20,694 | ||
| R | 6,593 | 11,342 | 23,663 | ||
| R | 6,971 | 14,613 | 21,713 | ||
| R | 5,476 | 19,043 | 24,667 | ||
| R | 5,854 | 16,563 | 23,503 | ||
| R | 6,898 | 14,560 | 21,670 | ||
| R | 3,658 | 16,347 | 20,500 | ||
| R | 4,641 | 12,812 | 20,544 | ||
| R | 8,571 | 12,382 | 20,953 | ||
| R | 5,479 | 13,700 | 19,179 | ||
| R | 5,529 | 12,488 | 18,017 | ||
| R | 6,238 | 11,334 | 17,572 | ||
| R | 5,508 | 6,036 | 11,544 | ||
| R | 5,090 | 6,533 | 11,641 | ||
| R | 6,289 | 7,347 | 13,676 | ||
| D | 6,202 | 5,201 | 11,429 | ||
| D | 6,863 | 4,713 | 11,576 | ||
| R | 2,563 | 7,258 | 9,877 | ||
| R | 3,487 | 4,579 | 8,300 | ||
| R | 2,805 | 4,105 | 7,099 | ||
| D | 1,839 | 1,727 | 3,925 | ||
| D | 1,561 | 1,477 | 3,385 | ||
| R | 1,409 | 1,528 | 3,067 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.5%
English
13.6%
Irish
10.7%
American
6.0%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.6%
African American
1.9%
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: 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
$60,162
Washington County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Washington County$60,162
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Washington 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
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.9%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)7.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 16.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Washington County, anchored by Bartlesville, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep-red political alignment common to northeastern Oklahoma's smaller metropolitan areas.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-two points in 1972. The 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A population of 53,326, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,162 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bradley County and Pulaski County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Washington County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 47.7 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,174 votes cast, 5,793 went Democratic and 16,836 went Republican.
What is Washington County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Washington 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 4 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Washington County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Washington County, Oklahoma?
Washington County, Oklahoma has a population of 53,326 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Washington County, Oklahoma is $60,162 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Washington County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.