Woodward County, Oklahoma: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+72%. Republican peak: R+72 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+72MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,1582024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,4172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Harper County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Woodward CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Woodward County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −9.3% |
| 1912 | −10.4% |
| 1916 | +1.3% |
| 1920 | −25.0% |
| 1924 | −10.3% |
| 1928 | −39.9% |
| 1932 | +42.4% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | −9.6% |
| 1944 | −17.3% |
| 1948 | −4.6% |
| 1952 | −45.1% |
| 1956 | −35.6% |
| 1960 | −47.6% |
| 1964 | −2.7% |
| 1968 | −39.4% |
| 1972 | −63.5% |
| 1976 | −14.6% |
| 1980 | −49.6% |
| 1984 | −58.7% |
| 1988 | −34.5% |
| 1992 | −22.8% |
| 1996 | −22.5% |
| 2000 | −43.9% |
| 2004 | −61.9% |
| 2008 | −65.2% |
| 2012 | −68.0% |
| 2016 | −72.1% |
| 2020 | −72.0% |
| 2024 | −72.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 967 | 6,231 | 7,312 | ||
| R | 1,005 | 6,611 | 7,785 | ||
| R | 873 | 6,347 | 7,595 | ||
| R | 1,133 | 5,945 | 7,078 | ||
| R | 1,350 | 6,404 | 7,754 | ||
| R | 1,458 | 6,193 | 7,651 | ||
| R | 1,950 | 5,067 | 7,100 | ||
| R | 2,403 | 4,093 | 7,498 | ||
| R | 2,063 | 4,006 | 8,526 | ||
| R | 2,408 | 4,996 | 7,493 | ||
| R | 1,647 | 6,376 | 8,063 | ||
| R | 1,703 | 5,318 | 7,289 | ||
| R | 2,807 | 3,782 | 6,691 | ||
| R | 1,104 | 5,350 | 6,683 | ||
| R | 1,444 | 3,748 | 5,855 | ||
| R | 2,934 | 3,094 | 6,028 | ||
| R | 1,487 | 4,185 | 5,672 | ||
| R | 1,618 | 3,405 | 5,023 | ||
| R | 1,690 | 4,463 | 6,153 | ||
| R | 2,180 | 2,391 | 4,571 | ||
| R | 2,152 | 3,055 | 5,225 | ||
| R | 2,806 | 3,403 | 6,243 | ||
| D | 3,361 | 2,430 | 5,831 | ||
| D | 3,988 | 1,614 | 5,602 | ||
| R | 1,347 | 3,188 | 4,616 | ||
| R | 1,418 | 1,831 | 4,012 | ||
| R | 1,437 | 2,492 | 4,219 | ||
| D | 1,130 | 1,092 | 2,924 | ||
| R | 1,083 | 1,403 | 3,079 | ||
| R | 1,308 | 1,614 | 3,302 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.3%
English
11.5%
Irish
9.7%
American
8.4%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.2%
Scottish
1.1%
African American
0.9%
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: 37.8 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
$61,417
Woodward County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Woodward County$61,417
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Woodward 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
14.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.9%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.2%
speak English only
Spanish10.1%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
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 30.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Woodward County, anchored by its oil-field and agricultural economy in the Oklahoma Panhandle region, recorded a 72-point Republican presidential margin in 2024—placing it among the most one-sided counties in the state.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-two points in 2016. The 2024 margin was seventy-two points.
A median household income of $61,417, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 20,158 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harper County and Woods County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Woodward County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Woodward County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 72.0 points (R+72), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,312 votes cast, 967 went Democratic and 6,231 went Republican.
What is Woodward County, Oklahoma's political typology?
Akashic places Woodward County, Oklahoma in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 3 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Woodward County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Woodward County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Woodward County, Oklahoma?
Woodward County, Oklahoma has a population of 20,158 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Woodward County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Woodward County, Oklahoma is $61,417 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Woodward County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Woodward County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.