Pontotoc County's oil-patch hub where turnout swings on energy-sector confidence
Ada anchors a small Oklahoma metro that has voted Republican at the presidential level by margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles, while its Chickasaw Nation presence shapes local governance and voter-registration patterns in ways that diverge from surrounding rural precincts.
| Group | Ada, OK | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 69.0% | 57.4% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(6) | 13.2% | 0.9% |
Multiracial / Other | 10.4% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(8) | 4.3% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(2) | 2.3% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.8% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -81.2pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.5% | 80.2% | — | — | |
| 7.2% | 10.6% | — | — | |
| 2.4% | 3.5% | — | — | |
| 2.1% | 3.2% | — | — | |
| 1.7% | 2.5% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.0% | 1.5% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 32.0% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Ada, OK metro area? 147,979 residents across 4 counties.
26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 7pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+31.6 | R+6.1 | 25.5pp |