Stillwater, OK
Home to Oklahoma State University and a college-town electorate
Stillwater anchors Payne County, where a large student and faculty population tempers the otherwise reliably Republican lean of surrounding rural Oklahoma, producing margins that shift noticeably with student turnout cycles.
- White79.0%
- Two or more6.4%
- Native4.4%
- Hispanic4.1%
- Black3.7%
- Asian3.6%
- Other0.9%
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Who Lives Here
| Group | Stillwater, OK | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 79.0% | 57.4% |
Multiracial / Other | 5.1% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(8) | 4.4% | 0.9% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(11) | 4.1% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(5) | 3.7% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 3.6% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
Religious Adherents
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -57.5pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.1% | 63.4% | — | — | |
| 6.6% | 15.4% | — | — | |
| 4.5% | 10.6% | — | — | |
| 4.4% | 10.4% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 3.5% | 8.2% | — | — |
| 0.1% | 0.3% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 57.2% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Stillwater, OK metro area? 309,649 residents across 4 counties.
Demographics
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Turnout in Stillwater, OK
Do voters in Stillwater, OK split their tickets?
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+13.9 | R+2.1 | 11.8pp |