Oklahoma 48th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1908–2024 · 30 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
90.5%
10,668 votes · D+81.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 89.9%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
43.2%
7,777 votes · D+11.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 38.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
24,696votes
77.5% of the vote · D+57.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 24,280 votes
Republican
George W. Bush2004
8,579votes
29.6% of the vote · D+40.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 7,967 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
James M. Cox1920
+95.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+69.5 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +92.9 pts
Republican
George H. W. Bush1992
−28.6pts R vs U.S.
Place D+34.2 · U.S. D+5.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · −34.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DNikki NiceState Senate · 48
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2018
D
51.5%12,402
48.5%11,701
24,103
Oklahoma 48th State Senate District sits in the Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 81.2 points in 1936. The 2024 margin was 57.2 points.
A population of 84,093, a 29% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,609 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 28 and State Senate District 12.
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How did Oklahoma 48th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oklahoma 48th State Senate District voted Democratic by 57.2 points (D+57.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 31,403 votes cast, 24,280 went Democratic and 6,309 went Republican.
How many people live in Oklahoma 48th State Senate District?
Oklahoma 48th State Senate District has a population of 84,093 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oklahoma 48th State Senate District?
Median household income in Oklahoma 48th State Senate District is $49,609 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Oklahoma 48th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oklahoma 48th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.