† 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
22 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
GroupTulsaUnited States
German12.0%12.5%
English11.6%9.5%
Irish10.4%9.4%
American5.7%5.3%
Scottish2.1%1.3%
Italian1.9%4.8%
French1.4%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.7%—
Mexican7.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%0.5%
Honduran0.3%0.3%
Spaniard0.2%—
Salvadoran0.2%0.7%
Venezuelan0.2%—
Muscogee (Creek)1.2%—
Cherokee0.6%—
African American†5.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%
Hmong0.5%—
Burmese0.4%—
Vietnamese0.3%0.6%
Asian Indian0.3%1.4%
Chinese0.2%1.3%
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
Tulsa
United States
Median age
38.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Tulsa
United States
Median household income
$65,276
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Tulsa
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.6%
22.3%
Spanish
7.1%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Tulsa
United States
Catholic
5.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
40.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
42.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.9%
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.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−51.9%
1896
+4.1%
1900
−5.8%
1904
−39.8%
1908
−4.6%
1912
+9.9%
1916
+11.4%
1920
−12.3%
1924
−4.2%
1928
−30.5%
1932
+31.6%
1936
+21.7%
1940
+2.6%
1944
−0.6%
1948
+12.9%
1952
−11.3%
1956
−18.1%
1960
−20.1%
1964
+5.7%
1968
−21.0%
1972
−50.5%
1976
−6.4%
1980
−24.4%
1984
−36.2%
1988
−15.5%
1992
−7.4%
1996
−5.9%
2000
−17.2%
2004
−26.3%
2008
−29.1%
2012
−32.5%
2016
−36.5%
2020
−34.3%
2024
−35.6%
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
31.2%Harris183,477
66.8%Trump392,401
1.9%
R+35.6
R+1.2
R+34.1
587,202
R
31.7%Biden187,241
66.0%Trump390,148
2.3%
R+34.3
D+2.2
R+38.8
591,033
R
29.0%Clinton159,520
65.6%Trump360,409
5.4%
R+36.5
R+4.1
R+38.6
549,679
R
33.7%Obama171,517
66.2%Romney336,745
0.1%
R+32.5
R+3.4
R+36.3
508,594
R
35.4%Obama198,734
64.5%McCain362,216
0.1%
R+29.1
R+2.9
R+36.4
561,243
R
36.9%Kerry209,291
63.1%Bush358,452
0.0%
R+26.3
R+9.1
R+23.8
567,950
R
40.6%Gore196,046
57.8%Bush278,899
1.5%
R+17.2
R+11.3
R+17.7
482,329
R
41.5%Clinton192,252
47.3%Dole219,553
11.2%
R+5.9
D+1.5
R+14.4
463,729
R
35.3%Clinton185,045
42.7%Bush224,035
22.1%
R+7.4
D+8.1
R+13.0
524,838
R
41.9%Dukakis186,378
57.4%Bush255,197
0.7%
R+15.5
D+20.8
R+7.8
444,579
R
31.6%Mondale153,046
67.8%Reagan328,588
0.6%
R+36.2
R+11.9
R+18.0
484,499
R
35.7%Carter153,535
60.0%Reagan258,464
4.3%
R+24.4
R+18.0
R+14.6
430,494
R
46.2%Carter185,253
52.6%Ford210,939
1.2%
R+6.4
D+44.1
R+8.5
400,835
R
23.6%McGovern87,484
74.1%Nixon274,654
2.3%
R+50.5
R+29.4
R+27.3
370,783
R
29.0%Humphrey98,864
50.1%Nixon170,507
20.9%
R+21.0
R+26.8
R+20.3
340,626
D
52.8%Johnson179,823
47.1%Goldwater160,359
0.0%
D+5.7
D+25.8
R+16.9
340,322
R
39.9%Kennedy135,109
60.0%Nixon202,953
0.1%
R+20.1
R+2.0
R+20.2
338,243
R
41.0%Stevenson131,597
59.0%Eisenhower189,631
0.0%
R+18.1
R+6.8
R+2.7
321,319
R
44.3%Stevenson147,743
55.6%Eisenhower185,418
0.0%
R+11.3
R+24.2
R+0.5
333,312
D
56.4%Truman148,797
43.5%Dewey114,681
0.1%
D+12.9
D+13.6
D+8.5
263,723
R
49.6%Roosevelt129,551
50.2%Dewey131,234
0.2%
R+0.6
R+3.2
R+8.1
261,313
D
51.1%Roosevelt153,510
48.6%Willkie145,810
0.3%
D+2.6
R+19.2
R+7.4
300,184
D
60.7%Roosevelt168,435
38.9%Landon108,094
0.4%
D+21.7
R+9.9
R+2.5
277,567
D
65.7%Roosevelt169,341
34.1%Hoover87,803
0.2%
D+31.6
D+62.1
D+13.8
257,788
R
34.4%Smith79,684
64.9%Hoover150,323
0.6%
R+30.5
R+26.3
R+13.0
231,501
R
44.9%Davis87,144
49.1%Coolidge95,291
6.0%
R+4.2
D+8.1
D+21.0
194,032
R
42.1%Cox69,635
54.3%Harding89,922
3.6%
R+12.3
R+23.7
D+13.9
165,600
D
50.2%Wilson50,319
38.8%Hughes38,866
11.0%
D+11.4
D+1.5
D+8.3
100,172
D
45.4%Wilson34,739
35.5%Taft27,129
19.1%
D+9.9
D+14.5
R+9.6
76,510
R
44.4%Bryan33,335
49.0%Taft36,785
6.5%
R+4.6
D+35.2
D+5.0
75,012
R
25.9%Parker2,772
65.6%Roosevelt7,030
8.5%
R+39.8
R+33.9
R+20.1
10,711
R
46.7%Bryan4,493
52.6%McKinley5,051
0.7%
R+5.8
R+9.9
D+1.7
9,611
D
51.7%Bryan4,425
47.6%McKinley4,073
0.8%
D+4.1
D+56.0
D+10.2
8,563
R
0.0%Cleveland0
51.9%Harrison4,144
48.1%
R+51.9
—
R+53.6
7,985
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+28.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+35.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.8 points more Democratic.
865,924 registered voters · 2026 · up from 23,640 in 2025
Domestic migration in Tulsa in Tulsa: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−95
2012
−85
2013
+2,913
2014
+524
2015
+3,620
2016
+402
2017
−2,633
2018
−3,216
2019
+561
2021
+10,758
2022
+10,450
2023
+9,514
2024
+6,525
2025
+6,205
The Tulsa DMA stretches across northeastern Oklahoma and into Kansas, covering a region where Republicans routinely post margins above 30 points in statewide races, though the city's inner districts have trended more competitive in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 51.9 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.6 points.
A population of 1,459,191, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,276 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fort Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers and Sherman-Ada.
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In 2024, Tulsa, Oklahoma voted Republican by 35.6 points (R+35.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 587,202 votes cast, 183,477 went Democratic and 392,401 went Republican.
When did Tulsa, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tulsa, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Tulsa, Oklahoma?
Tulsa, Oklahoma has a population of 1,459,191 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tulsa, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Tulsa, Oklahoma is $65,276 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Tulsa, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
