† 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
GroupPocolaOklahomaUnited States
English16.5%11.4%9.5%
Irish13.8%9.9%9.4%
German11.3%12.0%12.5%
American5.5%6.1%5.3%
Italian1.9%1.7%4.8%
Scottish1.8%2.0%1.3%
French1.6%1.4%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.2%0.7%—
Choctaw0.7%——
Chickasaw0.2%0.4%—
Mexican3.8%9.7%11.3%
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
Pocola
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
38.7
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.0%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pocola
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$50,545
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.4%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
12.9%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pocola
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.1%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.9%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pocola
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.
Pocola, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−24.0%
2008
−47.5%
2012
−47.4%
2016
−61.1%
2020
−63.5%
2024
−64.8%
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
16.8%Harris297
81.7%Trump1,440
1.5%
R+64.8
R+1.3
R+63.4
1,763
R
17.3%Biden308
80.8%Trump1,442
2.0%
R+63.5
R+2.4
R+68.0
1,785
R
17.5%Clinton277
78.6%Trump1,243
3.9%
R+61.1
R+13.7
R+63.2
1,581
R
26.3%Obama384
73.7%Romney1,076
—
R+47.4
D+0.1
R+51.3
1,460
R
25.9%Obama401
73.4%McCain1,135
0.6%
R+47.5
R+23.5
R+54.7
1,546
R
38.0%Kerry642
62.0%Bush1,047
0.0%
R+24.0
—
R+21.5
1,689
Pocola sits at Oklahoma's eastern edge along the Arkansas River, placing it in the Fort Smith metro orbit rather than any Oklahoma city's sphere — a cross-state economic tie that quietly influences its voter turnout patterns and registration trends.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 64.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.8 points.
A population of 4,423, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,545 describe the city.
In 2024, Pocola, Oklahoma voted Republican by 64.8 points (R+64.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,763 votes cast, 297 went Democratic and 1,440 went Republican.
How many people live in Pocola, Oklahoma?
Pocola, Oklahoma has a population of 4,423 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pocola, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Pocola, Oklahoma is $50,545 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Pocola, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Pocola, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
