† 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
GroupNowataOklahomaUnited States
German17.1%12.0%12.5%
Irish13.7%9.9%9.4%
English13.7%11.4%9.5%
American3.7%6.1%5.3%
Scottish2.1%2.0%1.3%
French1.2%1.4%1.6%
Dutch1.2%——
Norwegian0.8%——
Cherokee1.8%0.2%—
Muscogee (Creek)0.3%0.6%—
Mexican3.5%9.7%11.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.5%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
African American†3.2%6.0%9.9%
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
Nowata
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
37.8
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.1%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.6%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Nowata
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$47,776
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
25.5%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.2%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Nowata
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.6%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.1%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Nowata
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.
Nowata, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−27.0%
2008
−32.0%
2012
−33.3%
2016
−56.6%
2020
−58.9%
2024
−56.7%
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
20.8%Harris296
77.5%Trump1,103
1.8%
R+56.7
D+2.2
R+55.2
1,424
R
19.9%Biden295
78.7%Trump1,169
1.4%
R+58.9
R+2.2
R+63.3
1,485
R
19.5%Clinton293
76.2%Trump1,142
4.3%
R+56.6
R+23.3
R+58.7
1,499
R
33.4%Obama493
66.6%Romney985
—
R+33.3
R+1.3
R+37.1
1,478
R
33.3%Obama524
65.3%McCain1,027
1.3%
R+32.0
R+5.0
R+39.3
1,572
R
36.5%Kerry568
63.5%Bush988
0.0%
R+27.0
—
R+24.5
1,556
Nowata anchors a rural northeast Oklahoma county where petroleum history shaped settlement patterns and where Republicans have carried recent cycles by margins exceeding 40 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 58.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.2 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 56.7 points.
A population of 3,542, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,776 describe the city.
In 2024, Nowata, Oklahoma voted Republican by 56.7 points (R+56.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,424 votes cast, 296 went Democratic and 1,103 went Republican.
How many people live in Nowata, Oklahoma?
Nowata, Oklahoma has a population of 3,542 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nowata, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Nowata, Oklahoma is $47,776 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Nowata, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Nowata, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
