† 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
GroupPerryOklahomaUnited States
German22.2%12.0%12.5%
Irish12.5%9.9%9.4%
English10.0%11.4%9.5%
American5.6%6.1%5.3%
Scottish2.8%2.0%1.3%
French1.9%1.4%1.6%
Dutch1.5%——
Scotch-Irish1.5%0.7%—
Mexican1.7%9.7%11.3%
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
Perry
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
39
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.6%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Perry
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$53,587
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.1%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.2%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Perry
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.6%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Perry
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.
Perry, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−55.8%
2008
−53.3%
2012
−53.0%
2016
−56.6%
2020
−57.1%
2024
−55.3%
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
21.5%Harris423
76.8%Trump1,513
1.7%
R+55.3
D+1.7
R+53.9
1,970
R
20.2%Biden385
77.3%Trump1,474
2.6%
R+57.1
R+0.5
R+61.5
1,908
R
18.7%Clinton371
75.3%Trump1,493
6.0%
R+56.6
R+3.6
R+58.7
1,982
R
23.5%Obama428
76.5%Romney1,392
—
R+53.0
D+0.3
R+56.8
1,820
R
22.2%Obama442
75.5%McCain1,502
2.3%
R+53.3
D+2.5
R+60.6
1,989
R
22.1%Kerry475
77.9%Bush1,673
0.0%
R+55.8
—
R+53.3
2,148
Perry serves as the commercial and civic hub for Noble County, a sparsely populated stretch of north-central Oklahoma where agricultural heritage shapes both the economy and voting patterns, with Republican margins running consistently wide in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 57.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.3 points.
A population of 4,452, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,587 describe the city.
In 2024, Perry, Oklahoma voted Republican by 55.3 points (R+55.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,970 votes cast, 423 went Democratic and 1,513 went Republican.
How many people live in Perry, Oklahoma?
Perry, Oklahoma has a population of 4,452 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Perry, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Perry, Oklahoma is $53,587 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Perry, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Perry, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
