† 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
GroupPawhuskaOklahomaUnited States
German11.6%12.0%12.5%
English11.3%11.4%9.5%
Irish10.8%9.9%9.4%
American4.3%6.1%5.3%
Scottish1.9%2.0%1.3%
French1.5%1.4%1.6%
Italian1.1%1.7%4.8%
Dutch1.0%——
Muscogee (Creek)1.1%0.6%—
Cherokee0.5%0.2%—
Chickasaw0.5%0.4%—
Rosebud Sioux0.5%——
Mexican1.6%9.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
African American†1.5%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
Pawhuska
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
39.6
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.4%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pawhuska
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$46,298
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.1%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.2%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pawhuska
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.1%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.0%
8.1%
13.6%
Other languages
1.1%
0.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pawhuska
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.
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−19.0%
2008
−26.1%
2012
−23.4%
2016
−36.2%
2020
−37.8%
2024
−38.3%
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
29.6%Harris321
67.9%Trump736
2.5%
R+38.3
R+0.5
R+36.8
1,084
R
29.5%Biden364
67.3%Trump830
3.2%
R+37.8
R+1.6
R+42.2
1,233
R
28.5%Clinton350
64.7%Trump795
6.8%
R+36.2
R+12.8
R+38.3
1,229
R
38.3%Obama486
61.7%Romney783
—
R+23.4
D+2.7
R+27.3
1,269
R
35.5%Obama469
61.6%McCain813
2.9%
R+26.1
R+7.1
R+33.3
1,320
R
40.5%Kerry570
59.5%Bush837
0.0%
R+19.0
—
R+16.5
1,407
Pawhuska serves as the seat of Osage Nation government, making tribal council dynamics and federal Indian policy unusually salient in local and county-level elections for a city its size.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 38.3 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 38.3 points.
A population of 2,930, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,298 describe the city.
In 2024, Pawhuska, Oklahoma voted Republican by 38.3 points (R+38.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,084 votes cast, 321 went Democratic and 736 went Republican.
How many people live in Pawhuska, Oklahoma?
Pawhuska, Oklahoma has a population of 2,930 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pawhuska, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Pawhuska, Oklahoma is $46,298 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Pawhuska, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Pawhuska, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.