Pittsburg County's coal-era seat where union heritage shapes a red-state electorate
McAlester anchors a former coal-mining corridor where Democratic registration has historically run deep even as presidential margins have swung sharply Republican, reflecting a working-class electorate that splits more readily than statewide patterns suggest.
| Group | McAlester, OK | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 72.2% | 57.4% |
Multiracial / Other | 10.1% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(7) | 9.9% | 0.9% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(8) | 3.9% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(6) | 3.5% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(3) | 0.4% | 6.0% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -73.5pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60.0% | 80.3% | — | — | |
| 8.5% | 11.3% | — | — | |
| 4.3% | 5.8% | — | — | |
| 1.4% | 1.8% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.9% | 1.2% | — | — |
| 0.5% | 0.7% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 25.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the McAlester, OK metro area? 176,671 residents across 4 counties.
16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 17pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+22 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+50.7 | R+34.3 | 16.4pp |