Oklahoma 43rd State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −42.1% |
| 2008 | −49.2% |
| 2012 | −53.4% |
| 2016 | −60.8% |
| 2020 | −62.5% |
| 2024 | −62.5% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18.0%Harris6,782 | 80.4%Trump30,390 | 1.6% | R+62.5 | ±0.0 | R+61.0 | 37,782 | |
| R | 17.9%Biden6,329 | 80.4%Trump28,466 | 1.8% | R+62.5 | R+1.7 | R+66.9 | 35,427 | |
| R | 17.4%Clinton5,599 | 78.2%Trump25,124 | 4.4% | R+60.8 | R+7.3 | R+62.8 | 32,135 | |
| R | 23.3%Obama6,681 | 76.7%Romney22,016 | — | R+53.4 | R+4.2 | R+57.3 | 28,697 | |
| R | 24.8%Obama7,711 | 74.0%McCain23,019 | 1.2% | R+49.2 | R+7.1 | R+56.5 | 31,107 | |
| R | 28.9%Kerry8,329 | 71.1%Bush20,453 | 0.0% | R+42.1 | — | R+39.7 | 28,782 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
District 43 recorded an R+80.1 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most partisan-skewed state legislative districts in the country. Its rural Oklahoma geography and sparse population density reinforce that consistency cycle over cycle.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 62.5 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 62.5 points.
A population of 83,114, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,579 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 20 and State Senate District 23.
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Oklahoma 43rd State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/40043/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.