† 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
GroupPerkinsOklahomaUnited States
German17.3%12.0%12.5%
English13.7%11.4%9.5%
Irish11.1%9.9%9.4%
American5.3%6.1%5.3%
Scottish2.9%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.9%1.7%4.8%
French1.4%1.4%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.2%0.7%—
Muscogee (Creek)1.3%0.6%—
Chickasaw0.5%0.4%—
Mexican2.4%9.7%11.3%
Spanish0.2%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
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
Perkins
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
26.1
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
6.9%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.3%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Perkins
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$35,456
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
32.0%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.1%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Perkins
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.7%
11.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Perkins
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.
Perkins, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−42.5%
2008
−40.1%
2012
−45.5%
2016
−54.8%
2020
−50.8%
2024
−51.0%
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
23.7%Harris332
74.6%Trump1,047
1.7%
R+51.0
R+0.2
R+49.5
1,403
R
23.4%Biden334
74.2%Trump1,058
2.4%
R+50.8
D+4.0
R+55.2
1,426
R
19.3%Clinton243
74.1%Trump931
6.5%
R+54.8
R+9.3
R+56.9
1,256
R
27.2%Obama355
72.8%Romney948
—
R+45.5
R+5.4
R+49.4
1,303
R
29.5%Obama394
69.6%McCain929
0.8%
R+40.1
D+2.4
R+47.4
1,334
R
28.7%Kerry354
71.3%Bush878
0.0%
R+42.5
—
R+40.1
1,232
Perkins sits in the Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 54.8 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 51.0 points.
A population of 3,262, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $35,456 describe the city.
In 2024, Perkins, Oklahoma voted Republican by 51.0 points (R+51.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,403 votes cast, 332 went Democratic and 1,047 went Republican.
How many people live in Perkins, Oklahoma?
Perkins, Oklahoma has a population of 3,262 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Perkins, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Perkins, Oklahoma is $35,456 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Perkins, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Perkins, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.