† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAlvaOklahomaUnited States
German19.9%12.0%12.5%
English10.7%11.4%9.5%
Irish10.1%9.9%9.4%
American9.9%6.1%5.3%
Scottish3.1%2.0%1.3%
Italian2.6%1.7%4.8%
Dutch1.7%——
Norwegian1.2%——
Mexican8.1%9.7%11.3%
Spaniard0.9%0.2%—
Puerto Rican0.7%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.3%——
African American†2.4%6.0%9.9%
African0.2%0.3%0.5%
Cherokee0.3%0.2%—
Chickasaw0.3%0.4%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Alva
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
28.3
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
27.5%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.7%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Alva
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$40,709
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
25.9%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
39.5%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Alva
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.9%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.2%
8.1%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.6%
0.2%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Alva
Oklahoma
United States
Catholic
—
6.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
41.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
39.1%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Alva, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−53.6%
2008
−51.1%
2012
−58.9%
2016
−60.4%
2020
−60.7%
2024
−59.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are tallied only at the county level — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits; — marks the bucket as not itemized at this grain, not zero.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
19.4%Harris381
78.5%Trump1,543
2.1%
R+59.1
D+1.5
R+57.7
1,965
R
18.3%Biden361
78.9%Trump1,559
2.8%
R+60.7
R+0.3
R+65.1
1,975
R
16.7%Clinton332
77.0%Trump1,534
6.3%
R+60.4
R+1.5
R+62.5
1,991
R
20.6%Obama388
79.4%Romney1,499
—
R+58.9
R+7.8
R+62.7
1,887
R
23.2%Obama485
74.3%McCain1,554
2.5%
R+51.1
D+2.5
R+58.4
2,092
R
23.2%Kerry559
76.8%Bush1,852
0.0%
R+53.6
—
R+51.2
2,411
Home to Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva punches above its weight in regional civic activity, drawing student and agricultural populations that together shape turnout patterns in sparsely populated Woods County.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 60.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.1 points.
A population of 4,982, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,709 describe the city.
In 2024, Alva, Oklahoma voted Republican by 59.1 points (R+59.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,965 votes cast, 381 went Democratic and 1,543 went Republican.
How many people live in Alva, Oklahoma?
Alva, Oklahoma has a population of 4,982 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alva, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Alva, Oklahoma is $40,709 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Alva, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Alva, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
