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Lawton, OK
presidential margin
2008R+19.42012R+19.22016R+26.62020R+23.22024R+26.3
full record · 1908 → 2024
R+26.3
2024
median income$60,660U.S. $80,734 · OK $65,039
median age34.4U.S. 39.1 · OK 37.1
poverty rate18.2%U.S. 12.5% · OK 15.4%
bachelor’s+ (25+)24.2%U.S. 35.6% · OK 28.5%
non-english11.1%U.S. 22.3% · OK 11.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German12.4%
Irish9.3%
English7.8%
Mexican8.7%
Puerto Rican2.9%
Cuban0.3%
African American†11.7%
African0.8%
Jamaican0.5%
Samoan0.2%
Chamorro0.2%
Korean0.7%
Filipino0.6%
Vietnamese0.4%
religion
other traditions
Mainline5.4%
Black Protestant3.3%
Latter-day Saints1.2%
Other Christian0.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Lawton, OK, Oklahoma

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Lawton, OKTrumpR+26.3
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2024 presidential margin by county for Lawton, OK, OKA map of the constituent counties of Lawton, OK, OK, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Comanche County, OK · R+23.3Cotton County, OK · R+66.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican62.2%22,890
Kamala HarrisDemocratic35.9%13,215
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.9%685
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Lawton, OK, OK — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Comanche County, OKRepublicanR+23.3
Cotton County, OKRepublicanR+66.8
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
35.9%Harris13,215
62.2%Trump22,890
1.9%Kennedy685
−26.3%
36,790
R
37.0%Biden14,140
60.3%Trump23,022
2.7%Jorgensen1,041
−23.2%
38,203
R
33.8%Clinton11,887
60.4%Trump21,237
5.8%Johnson2,042
−26.6%
35,166
R
40.4%Obama13,178
59.6%Romney19,460
0.0%
−19.2%
32,638
R
40.3%Obama14,810
59.7%McCain21,920
0.0%
−19.4%
36,730
R
36.1%Kerry12,920
63.9%Bush22,912
0.0%
−27.9%
35,832
R
41.0%Gore13,039
58.1%Bush18,491
0.9%Buchanan285
−17.1%
31,815
R
42.8%Clinton14,099
47.0%Dole15,503
10.2%Perot3,374
−4.3%
32,976
R
35.1%Clinton13,551
43.0%Bush16,614
21.9%Perot8,446
−7.9%
38,611
R
40.5%Dukakis12,923
58.8%Bush18,730
0.7%Paul221
−18.2%
31,874
R
30.3%Mondale10,154
69.2%Reagan23,178
0.4%Bergland142
−38.9%
33,474
R
36.6%Carter11,382
58.8%Reagan18,311
4.6%Anderson1,423
−22.3%
31,116
D
50.5%Carter14,821
48.7%Ford14,290
0.9%McCarthy256
+1.8%
29,367
R
19.4%McGovern5,357
78.8%Nixon21,809
1.8%Schmitz498
−59.5%
27,664
R
35.2%Humphrey9,253
39.0%Nixon10,241
25.8%Wallace6,784
−3.8%
26,278
D
63.6%Johnson15,801
36.4%Goldwater9,059
0.0%
+27.1%
24,860
R
47.6%Kennedy11,196
52.4%Nixon12,310
0.0%
−4.7%
23,506
D
54.4%Stevenson10,645
45.6%Eisenhower8,930
0.0%
+8.8%
19,575
D
51.1%Stevenson11,146
48.9%Eisenhower10,653
0.0%
+2.3%
21,799
D
75.0%Truman10,568
25.0%Dewey3,525
0.0%
+50.0%
14,093
D
65.0%Roosevelt10,053
34.7%Dewey5,375
0.3%Thomas45
+30.2%
15,473
D
64.8%Roosevelt9,917
34.8%Willkie5,319
0.4%Thomas59
+30.1%
15,295
D
71.6%Roosevelt10,868
27.8%Landon4,220
0.6%Lemke92
+43.8%
15,180
D
81.1%Roosevelt12,012
18.9%Hoover2,804
0.0%
+62.1%
14,816
R
37.5%Smith4,561
61.6%Hoover7,488
1.0%Thomas116
−24.1%
12,165
D
48.0%Davis5,348
41.8%Coolidge4,665
10.2%La Follette1,140
+6.1%
11,153
D
48.0%Cox5,297
46.7%Harding5,152
5.2%Debs578
+1.3%
11,027
D
54.0%Wilson3,630
28.4%Hughes1,906
17.6%Benson1,185
+25.7%
6,721
D
51.5%Wilson2,994
32.8%Taft1,907
15.8%Roosevelt917
+18.7%
5,818
D
54.9%Bryan3,481
38.4%Taft2,437
6.7%Debs425
+16.5%
6,343
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1908 to 2024. Most recent: −26.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−26.3%DR19082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1908+16.5%
1912+18.7%
1916+25.7%
1920+1.3%
1924+6.1%
1928−24.1%
1932+62.1%
1936+43.8%
1940+30.1%
1944+30.2%
1948+50.0%
1952+2.3%
1956+8.8%
1960−4.7%
1964+27.1%
1968−3.8%
1972−59.5%
1976+1.8%
1980−22.3%
1984−38.9%
1988−18.2%
1992−7.9%
1996−4.3%
2000−17.1%
2004−27.9%
2008−19.4%
2012−19.2%
2016−26.6%
2020−23.2%
2024−26.3%
DemocraticRepublican

Lawton's economy and culture revolve around Fort Sill, one of the Army's primary artillery and air defense training centers, giving the metro an unusually large active-duty and veteran population that shapes both its demographics and its consistent Republican margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 62.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 59.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.3 points.

A population of 127,310, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,660 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clarksville, TN-KY and Anniston-Oxford, AL.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Clarksville, TN-KY
72.3twin score
median age% Evangelical% Catholic
Anniston-Oxford, AL
68.2twin score
% Evangelical2004 margin% unaffiliated≠ median age
Nacogdoches, TX
67.7twin score
median age2004–2008 trajectory% White≠ Puerto Rican ancestry

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Lawton, OK, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lawton, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 26.3 points (R+26.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,790 votes cast, 13,215 went Democratic and 22,890 went Republican.
When did Lawton, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lawton, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Lawton, OK, Oklahoma?
Lawton, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 127,310 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lawton, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Lawton, OK, Oklahoma is $60,660 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Lawton, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lawton, OK, Oklahoma from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.