† 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
GroupChecotahOklahomaUnited States
German10.1%12.0%12.5%
Irish9.3%9.9%9.4%
English7.8%11.4%9.5%
American4.4%6.1%5.3%
Scottish1.7%2.0%1.3%
Dutch1.3%——
Italian0.9%1.7%4.8%
Czech0.8%——
Muscogee (Creek)6.6%0.6%—
Cherokee0.5%0.2%—
Chickasaw0.2%0.4%—
Mexican5.0%9.7%11.3%
Spaniard0.6%0.2%—
Spanish0.4%——
African American†4.0%6.0%9.9%
African0.3%0.3%0.5%
Asian Indian3.6%0.4%1.4%
Chinese0.5%0.3%1.3%
Korean0.5%—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
Checotah
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
39.4
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
5.5%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.8%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Checotah
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$37,042
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.8%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
10.7%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Checotah
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.1%
11.5%
22.3%
Other Indo-European
5.0%
0.5%
2.0%
Other languages
4.3%
0.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Checotah
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.
Checotah, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−2.2%
2008
−18.2%
2012
−25.8%
2016
−39.8%
2020
−44.8%
2024
−43.0%
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
28.0%Harris335
71.0%Trump849
1.0%
R+43.0
D+1.8
R+41.5
1,196
R
27.0%Biden352
71.7%Trump936
1.3%
R+44.8
R+4.9
R+49.2
1,305
R
28.0%Clinton363
67.8%Trump879
4.2%
R+39.8
R+14.0
R+41.9
1,296
R
37.1%Obama452
62.9%Romney766
—
R+25.8
R+7.5
R+29.6
1,218
R
40.1%Obama554
58.3%McCain806
1.6%
R+18.2
R+16.0
R+25.5
1,382
R
48.9%Kerry744
51.1%Bush778
0.0%
R+2.2
—
D+0.2
1,522
Checotah sits at the crossroads of US-69 and I-40 in historically Democratic McIntosh County, though the region has shifted sharply toward Republican margins in recent cycles alongside broader rural realignment across eastern Oklahoma.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 44.8 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.0 points.
A population of 3,064, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $37,042 describe the city.
In 2024, Checotah, Oklahoma voted Republican by 43.0 points (R+43.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,196 votes cast, 335 went Democratic and 849 went Republican.
How many people live in Checotah, Oklahoma?
Checotah, Oklahoma has a population of 3,064 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Checotah, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Checotah, Oklahoma is $37,042 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Checotah, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Checotah, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
