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1876–2024
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Pottawatomie County·Oklahoma

Pottawatomie County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

A rural Oklahoma county where presidential margins routinely exceed 45 points

18762024·38 elections
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma · Small Town OK · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+47
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
73,463
2024 ACS
Most similar
Lincoln County
OK · similarity 1.00
30 precincts · 28,774 votes cast
Trump · R+47
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−47.4%
7,26620,91528,774
2020R
−46.0%
7,27520,24028,185
2016R
−46.5%
6,01517,84825,452
2012R
−38.7%
7,18816,25023,438
2008R
−38.4%
7,91017,75325,663
2004R
−33.2%
8,63817,21525,853
2000R
−20.0%
8,76313,23522,316
1996R
−3.0%
9,1419,80221,753
1992R
−6.8%
8,61610,35025,572
1988R
−15.2%
8,87312,09921,169
1984R
−39.5%
6,96616,14323,261
1980R
−18.0%
8,52612,46621,850
1976D
+10.5%
11,2559,09020,571
1972R
−45.5%
4,82213,30818,664
1968R
−1.0%
6,7216,89917,493
1964D
+22.8%
10,8846,84117,725
1960R
−7.7%
8,0679,42117,488
1956D
+2.3%
8,8958,49617,391
1952R
−3.3%
9,45510,09919,554
1948D
+36.4%
10,2204,76014,980
1944D
+16.9%
9,1306,48615,659
1940D
+27.9%
12,0586,77618,912
1936D
+44.1%
12,1874,70316,968
1932D
+49.5%
12,0134,06316,076
1928R
−37.9%
3,7978,47812,364
1924D
+9.9%
5,0724,04010,409
1920R
−0.4%
5,3105,35511,260
1916D
+19.1%
3,2762,0426,473
1912D
+15.6%
3,0822,1076,243
1908D
+14.0%
3,5512,6096,726
1904
No data
1900
No data
1896
No data
1892
No data
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
2.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
36.5%
Other Christian
12.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.0%
Methodist
3.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pottawatomie County sits at the intersection of the Chickasaw Nation and the former Unassigned Lands, giving it a distinct tribal-land footprint. Its presidential margins have widened steadily over the past two decades, reflecting broader rural Oklahoma realignment.

The Republican margin in Pottawatomie County reached its widest at forty-seven points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty-seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Pottawatomie County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,398, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 73,463 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lincoln County and Wagoner County.