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1892–2024
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Shawnee, OK
presidential margin
2008R+38.42012R+38.72016R+46.52020R+46.02024R+47.4
full record · 1908 → 2024
R+47.4
2024
median income$61,398U.S. $80,734 · OK $65,039
median age37.9U.S. 39.1 · OK 37.1
poverty rate15.9%U.S. 12.5% · OK 15.4%
bachelor’s+ (25+)20.4%U.S. 35.6% · OK 28.5%
non-english4.2%U.S. 22.3% · OK 11.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English11.4%
German10.9%
Irish9.8%
Muscogee (Creek)0.8%
Chickasaw0.7%
Mexican5.0%
Spanish0.4%
Puerto Rican0.2%
African American†2.8%
Filipino0.4%
Asian Indian0.2%
Chinese0.1%
religion
other traditions
Mainline4.5%
Black Protestant1.4%
Other Christian1.2%
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.

Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma

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Shawnee, OKTrumpR+47.4
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2024 presidential margin by county for Shawnee, OK, OKA map of the single county of Shawnee, OK, OK, 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.Pottawatomie County, OK · R+47.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican72.7%20,915
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.3%7,266
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.1%593
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Shawnee, OK, OK — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Pottawatomie County, OKRepublicanR+47.4
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
25.3%Harris7,266
72.7%Trump20,915
2.1%Kennedy593
−47.4%
28,774
R
25.8%Biden7,275
71.8%Trump20,240
2.4%Jorgensen670
−46.0%
28,185
R
23.6%Clinton6,015
70.1%Trump17,848
6.2%Johnson1,589
−46.5%
25,452
R
30.7%Obama7,188
69.3%Romney16,250
0.0%
−38.7%
23,438
R
30.8%Obama7,910
69.2%McCain17,753
0.0%
−38.4%
25,663
R
33.4%Kerry8,638
66.6%Bush17,215
0.0%
−33.2%
25,853
R
39.3%Gore8,763
59.3%Bush13,235
1.4%Buchanan318
−20.0%
22,316
R
42.0%Clinton9,141
45.1%Dole9,802
12.9%Perot2,810
−3.0%
21,753
R
33.7%Clinton8,616
40.5%Bush10,350
25.8%Perot6,606
−6.8%
25,572
R
41.9%Dukakis8,873
57.2%Bush12,099
0.9%Paul197
−15.2%
21,169
R
29.9%Mondale6,966
69.4%Reagan16,143
0.7%Bergland152
−39.5%
23,261
R
39.0%Carter8,526
57.1%Reagan12,466
3.9%Anderson858
−18.0%
21,850
D
54.7%Carter11,255
44.2%Ford9,090
1.1%McCarthy226
+10.5%
20,571
R
25.8%McGovern4,822
71.3%Nixon13,308
2.9%Schmitz534
−45.5%
18,664
R
38.4%Humphrey6,721
39.4%Nixon6,899
22.1%Wallace3,873
−1.0%
17,493
D
61.4%Johnson10,884
38.6%Goldwater6,841
0.0%
+22.8%
17,725
R
46.1%Kennedy8,067
53.9%Nixon9,421
0.0%
−7.7%
17,488
D
51.1%Stevenson8,895
48.9%Eisenhower8,496
0.0%
+2.3%
17,391
R
48.4%Stevenson9,455
51.6%Eisenhower10,099
0.0%
−3.3%
19,554
D
68.2%Truman10,220
31.8%Dewey4,760
0.0%
+36.4%
14,980
D
58.3%Roosevelt9,130
41.4%Dewey6,486
0.3%Thomas43
+16.9%
15,659
D
63.8%Roosevelt12,058
35.8%Willkie6,776
0.4%Thomas78
+27.9%
18,912
D
71.8%Roosevelt12,187
27.7%Landon4,703
0.5%Lemke78
+44.1%
16,968
D
74.7%Roosevelt12,013
25.3%Hoover4,063
0.0%
+49.5%
16,076
R
30.7%Smith3,797
68.6%Hoover8,478
0.7%Thomas89
−37.9%
12,364
D
48.7%Davis5,072
38.8%Coolidge4,040
12.5%La Follette1,297
+9.9%
10,409
R
47.2%Cox5,310
47.6%Harding5,355
5.3%Debs595
−0.4%
11,260
D
50.6%Wilson3,276
31.5%Hughes2,042
17.8%Benson1,155
+19.1%
6,473
D
49.4%Wilson3,082
33.7%Taft2,107
16.9%Roosevelt1,054
+15.6%
6,243
D
52.8%Bryan3,551
38.8%Taft2,609
8.4%Debs566
+14.0%
6,726
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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: −47.4% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−47.4%DR19082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1908+14.0%
1912+15.6%
1916+19.1%
1920−0.4%
1924+9.9%
1928−37.9%
1932+49.5%
1936+44.1%
1940+27.9%
1944+16.9%
1948+36.4%
1952−3.3%
1956+2.3%
1960−7.7%
1964+22.8%
1968−1.0%
1972−45.5%
1976+10.5%
1980−18.0%
1984−39.5%
1988−15.2%
1992−6.8%
1996−3.0%
2000−20.0%
2004−33.2%
2008−38.4%
2012−38.7%
2016−46.5%
2020−46.0%
2024−47.4%
DemocraticRepublican

Shawnee sits at the edge of Oklahoma City's exurban sprawl, where tribal-nation governance and rural Baptist conservatism converge with a mid-size university population, producing margins that diverge noticeably from the state's statewide averages.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 47.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.4 points.

A population of 73,463, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,398 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Searcy, AR and Duncan, OK.

Political twins — metros

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

Searcy, AR
96.4twin score
% Evangelical2008–2020 trajectory≠ elasticity
Duncan, OK
96.0twin score
elasticity% Evangelical2008–2012 trajectory
Ardmore, OK
95.3twin score
elasticity% Evangelical2008–2012 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated

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 Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 47.4 points (R+47.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,774 votes cast, 7,266 went Democratic and 20,915 went Republican.
When did Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma?
Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 73,463 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma is $61,398 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Shawnee, OK, Oklahoma from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.