† 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
GroupAtokaOklahomaUnited States
American15.8%6.1%5.3%
Irish9.4%9.9%9.4%
English7.2%11.4%9.5%
German6.8%12.0%12.5%
Scotch-Irish1.4%0.7%—
Scottish1.3%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.2%1.7%4.8%
French1.0%1.4%1.6%
Choctaw2.3%——
Chickasaw0.9%0.4%—
Muscogee (Creek)0.4%0.6%—
Mexican4.9%9.7%11.3%
Spaniard0.6%0.2%—
Spanish0.3%——
African American†7.2%6.0%9.9%
African1.2%0.3%0.5%
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
Atoka
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
38
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
10.0%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.5%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Atoka
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$44,087
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.3%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.5%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Atoka
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.8%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.7%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Atoka
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.
Atoka, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−24.5%
2008
−42.7%
2012
−40.9%
2016
−56.2%
2020
−56.9%
2024
−57.1%
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
21.0%Harris216
78.1%Trump804
0.9%
R+57.1
R+0.2
R+55.7
1,029
R
20.9%Biden215
77.8%Trump802
1.4%
R+56.9
R+0.7
R+61.4
1,031
R
20.6%Clinton206
76.8%Trump768
2.6%
R+56.2
R+15.3
R+58.3
1,000
R
29.5%Obama277
70.5%Romney661
—
R+40.9
D+1.8
R+44.8
938
R
27.5%Obama277
70.3%McCain707
2.2%
R+42.7
R+18.2
R+50.0
1,006
R
37.7%Kerry391
62.3%Bush645
0.0%
R+24.5
—
R+22.1
1,036
Atoka City anchors a sparsely populated corner of southeastern Oklahoma where decades of Democratic tradition have given way to decisive Republican margins, reflecting the region's broader rural realignment since the early 2000s.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 57.1 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 57.1 points.
A population of 2,894, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,087 describe the city.
In 2024, Atoka, Oklahoma voted Republican by 57.1 points (R+57.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,029 votes cast, 216 went Democratic and 804 went Republican.
How many people live in Atoka, Oklahoma?
Atoka, Oklahoma has a population of 2,894 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Atoka, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Atoka, Oklahoma is $44,087 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Atoka, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Atoka, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.