† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
11 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupSherman-AdaUnited States
English12.0%9.5%
Irish10.9%9.4%
German10.5%12.5%
American8.5%5.3%
Scottish2.2%1.3%
Italian1.7%4.8%
French1.5%1.6%
Dutch0.6%—
Mexican9.5%11.3%
Salvadoran0.5%0.7%
Spaniard0.3%—
Honduran0.2%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.8%
Chickasaw2.0%—
Choctaw0.5%—
Muscogee (Creek)0.2%—
African American†3.8%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%
Asian Indian0.3%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Sherman-Ada
United States
Median age
39
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sherman-Ada
United States
Median household income
$63,416
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sherman-Ada
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.6%
22.3%
Spanish
6.8%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sherman-Ada
United States
Catholic
4.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
45.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
40.4%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.6%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
+20.6%
1912
+37.2%
1916
+36.8%
1920
+15.9%
1924
+35.3%
1928
−0.9%
1932
+74.9%
1936
+64.9%
1940
+51.2%
1944
+53.6%
1948
+62.6%
1952
+23.2%
1956
+19.9%
1960
+7.9%
1964
+37.2%
1968
+6.8%
1972
−37.9%
1976
+26.6%
1980
+0.3%
1984
−20.6%
1988
+1.8%
1992
+10.7%
1996
+6.1%
2000
−17.3%
2004
−29.1%
2008
−38.2%
2012
−44.8%
2016
−54.0%
2020
−53.9%
2024
−57.0%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
20.9%Harris31,767
77.9%Trump118,432
1.2%
R+57.0
R+3.1
R+55.5
152,009
R
22.2%Biden31,854
76.1%Trump109,010
1.6%
R+53.9
D+0.1
R+58.3
143,226
R
21.1%Clinton26,382
75.0%Trump93,976
3.9%
R+54.0
R+9.2
R+56.1
125,224
R
27.3%Obama31,202
72.1%Romney82,351
0.6%
R+44.8
R+6.6
R+48.6
114,211
R
30.7%Obama37,685
68.9%McCain84,582
0.4%
R+38.2
R+9.1
R+45.5
122,708
R
35.3%Kerry43,889
64.5%Bush80,079
0.2%
R+29.1
R+11.9
R+26.7
124,162
R
40.7%Gore44,618
58.0%Bush63,529
1.3%
R+17.3
R+23.4
R+17.8
109,531
D
46.9%Clinton49,000
40.8%Dole42,619
12.3%
D+6.1
R+4.6
R+2.4
104,516
D
40.9%Clinton48,400
30.2%Bush35,753
29.0%
D+10.7
D+8.9
D+5.1
118,446
D
50.6%Dukakis52,051
48.8%Bush50,189
0.6%
D+1.8
D+22.4
D+9.5
102,819
R
39.5%Mondale42,394
60.0%Reagan64,469
0.5%
R+20.6
R+20.8
R+2.3
107,364
D
49.0%Carter48,589
48.7%Reagan48,318
2.4%
D+0.3
R+26.3
D+10.0
99,251
D
63.0%Carter60,143
36.4%Ford34,771
0.6%
D+26.6
D+64.5
D+24.5
95,464
R
30.4%McGovern25,087
68.3%Nixon56,402
1.3%
R+37.9
R+44.7
R+14.8
82,604
D
40.6%Humphrey32,892
33.8%Nixon27,395
25.6%
D+6.8
R+30.4
D+7.5
81,007
D
68.6%Johnson55,390
31.4%Goldwater25,328
0.0%
D+37.2
D+29.3
D+14.7
80,739
D
53.9%Kennedy40,046
46.0%Nixon34,176
0.1%
D+7.9
R+12.0
D+7.7
74,275
D
59.9%Stevenson45,746
40.0%Eisenhower30,524
0.1%
D+19.9
R+3.3
D+35.3
76,322
D
61.6%Stevenson52,660
38.4%Eisenhower32,799
0.0%
D+23.2
R+39.4
D+34.0
85,482
D
80.6%Truman56,500
18.0%Dewey12,600
1.4%
D+62.6
D+9.1
D+58.2
70,083
D
75.9%Roosevelt52,444
22.4%Dewey15,438
1.7%
D+53.6
D+2.3
D+46.1
69,070
D
75.5%Roosevelt64,646
24.3%Willkie20,770
0.2%
D+51.2
R+13.6
D+41.3
85,614
D
82.3%Roosevelt58,101
17.4%Landon12,279
0.3%
D+64.9
R+10.0
D+40.6
70,618
D
87.4%Roosevelt57,904
12.5%Hoover8,309
0.1%
D+74.9
D+75.8
D+57.1
66,257
R
49.2%Smith28,868
50.1%Hoover29,397
0.8%
R+0.9
R+36.2
D+16.6
58,728
D
62.0%Davis37,329
26.7%Coolidge16,071
11.3%
D+35.3
D+19.4
D+60.5
60,206
D
54.4%Cox32,672
38.5%Harding23,114
7.1%
D+15.9
R+20.9
D+42.1
60,055
D
59.7%Wilson23,538
22.9%Hughes9,039
17.4%
D+36.8
R+0.4
D+33.6
39,421
D
56.2%Wilson17,263
19.0%Taft5,847
24.8%
D+37.2
D+16.6
D+17.6
30,717
D
51.8%Bryan12,541
31.2%Taft7,562
16.9%
D+20.6
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D+30.1
24,199
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+33.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+57.0
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 24 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Sherman-Ada
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2026 (partial)
136,316
32,960
77,896
24,386
1,074
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+3,782 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +42,717 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Sherman-Ada in Sherman-Ada: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+708
2012
+62
2013
+952
2014
+1,388
2015
+1,791
2016
+2,828
2017
+2,977
2018
+2,965
2019
+2,983
2021
+6,534
2022
+5,449
2023
+5,550
2024
+4,748
2025
+3,782
Spanning southeastern Oklahoma's Chickasaw Nation territory and the Texas border counties, Sherman-Ada delivers some of the region's most lopsided partisan margins, with Republican presidential candidates routinely clearing 70 percent across its scattered small towns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 74.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 57.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.0 points.
A population of 359,497, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,416 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chattanooga and Tulsa.
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In 2024, Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma voted Republican by 57.0 points (R+57.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 152,009 votes cast, 31,767 went Democratic and 118,432 went Republican.
When did Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma?
Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma has a population of 359,497 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma is $63,416 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Sherman-Ada, Oklahoma from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
