Oklahoma 4th Congressional District (OK) — Elections 1876–2024

Oklahoma 4th Congressional District, Oklahoma: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+34MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: RealignerAkashic typology
Population: 773,6652024 5-year
Median household income: $70,0002024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 68.7%2024 5-year
Black: 6.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+68 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab

COLE, TomCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: WATTS, Julius Caesar, Jr. (J. C.) (2001–2003), WATTS, Julius Caesar, Jr. (J. C.) (1999–2001), WATTS, Julius Caesar, Jr. (J. C.) (1997–1999), WATTS, Julius Caesar, Jr. (J. C.) (1995–1997)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

14 counties · 0 D · 14 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−34.3%	95,950	199,038	300,698
2020	R	−32.6%	97,211	194,834	299,142
2016	R	−36.3%	80,183	180,946	277,591
2012	R	−33.4%	82,258	164,647	246,905
2008	R	−31.4%	93,422	178,843	272,265
2004	R	−32.7%	89,659	176,923	266,582
2000	R	−21.7%	84,942	132,650	220,032
1996	R	−5.7%	88,215	100,479	213,619
1992	R	−5.0%	86,029	98,443	247,202
1988	R	−13.1%	86,400	112,754	200,881
1984	R	−35.9%	66,960	142,840	211,126
1980	R	−20.7%	70,616	109,939	190,288
1976	D	+8.6%	94,081	78,926	175,365
1972	R	−45.0%	42,535	114,781	160,710
1968	R	−3.1%	53,658	58,222	145,264
1964	D	+26.6%	89,704	51,968	141,672
1960	R	−4.9%	62,611	69,004	131,614
1956	D	+10.8%	69,500	55,968	125,468
1952	D	+10.0%	76,477	62,586	139,064
1948	D	+51.6%	75,920	24,261	100,181
1944	D	+37.0%	68,667	31,493	100,372
1940	D	+38.4%	78,395	34,817	113,619
1936	D	+53.2%	78,097	23,652	102,280
1932	D	+67.8%	81,402	15,605	97,007
1928	R	−16.1%	35,150	48,778	84,685
1924	D	+29.4%	46,992	24,298	77,151
1920	D	+14.4%	40,484	29,793	74,169
1916	D	+36.9%	27,506	10,263	46,728
1912	D	+31.1%	20,970	9,067	38,303
1908	D	+24.7%	22,507	12,651	39,866
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	R	32.1%	64.3%	1,150,732
2020	R	32.8%	62.9%	1,556,361
2016	R	24.6%	67.7%	1,448,047
2014	R	28.5%	68.0%	820,733
2010	R	26.1%	70.6%	1,017,151
2008	R	39.2%	56.7%	1,346,819
2004	R	41.2%	52.8%	1,446,846
2002	R	36.3%	57.3%	1,018,424
1998	R	31.3%	66.4%	859,713
1996	R	40.1%	56.7%	1,183,150
1994	R	40.0%	55.2%	982,430
1992	R	38.2%	58.5%	1,294,423
1990	D	83.2%	16.8%	884,498
1986	R	44.8%	55.2%	893,666
1984	D	75.6%	23.4%	1,197,937
1980	R	43.5%	53.5%	1,098,294
1978	D	65.5%	32.9%	754,264

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

12.3%

German

12.0%

Irish

10.4%

American

6.7%

Scottish

2.1%

Italian

1.8%

French

1.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 36.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.0%

2.2%

75–84

2.7%

4.5%

65–74

4.9%

5.8%

55–64

6.0%

5.7%

45–54

5.6%

6.7%

35–44

6.6%

7.0%

25–34

6.6%

6.0%

18–24

5.4%

8.7%

5–17

8.4%

2.9%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$70,000

Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 4$70,000

Oklahoma$65,039

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.8%

Working age (18–64)13.6%

Seniors (65+)11.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.2%

speak English only

Spanish6.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%

Other Indo-European1.3%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

24.6%

Other Christian

14.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.3%

Methodist

5.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

5.0%

Mainline Protestant

1.6%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Oklahoma's 4th district, anchored by Lawton and the southwestern plains, has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 30 points in each of the last three cycles, reflecting a rural, military-adjacent electorate that tilts sharply conservative.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Oklahoma 4th Congressional District peaked at sixty-eight points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-one points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $70,000 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Oklahoma vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 4, Oklahoma voted Republican by 34.3 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 300,698 votes cast, 95,950 went Democratic and 199,038 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 4, Oklahoma's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, Oklahoma as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 4, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Congressional District 4, Oklahoma?

Congressional District 4, Oklahoma has a population of 773,665 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 4, Oklahoma?

Median household income in Congressional District 4, Oklahoma is $70,000 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.

What is the political history of Congressional District 4, Oklahoma?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Oklahoma 4th Congressional District changed its political identity in living memory.

Key facts

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