† 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
GroupRolandOklahomaUnited States
American10.0%6.1%5.3%
English8.4%11.4%9.5%
German8.0%12.0%12.5%
Irish7.1%9.9%9.4%
Scottish1.5%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.3%1.7%4.8%
Dutch1.1%——
French0.9%1.4%1.6%
Cherokee0.8%0.2%—
African American†5.8%6.0%9.9%
African0.7%0.3%0.5%
Mexican2.8%9.7%11.3%
Guatemalan0.2%0.5%0.5%
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
Roland
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
34.1
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.1%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Roland
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$51,754
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.3%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
8.9%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Roland
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.3%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.7%
8.1%
13.6%
Other languages
1.4%
0.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Roland
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.
Roland, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−32.7%
2008
−49.9%
2012
−51.1%
2016
−58.2%
2020
−59.0%
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
21.6%Harris250
76.9%Trump889
1.5%
R+55.3
D+3.7
R+53.8
1,156
R
19.1%Biden210
78.1%Trump857
2.7%
R+59.0
R+0.8
R+63.4
1,097
R
19.1%Clinton193
77.3%Trump781
3.6%
R+58.2
R+7.2
R+60.3
1,010
R
24.5%Obama241
75.5%Romney744
—
R+51.1
R+1.2
R+54.9
985
R
24.5%Obama262
74.4%McCain795
1.0%
R+49.9
R+17.2
R+57.2
1,068
R
33.7%Kerry365
66.3%Bush719
0.0%
R+32.7
—
R+30.2
1,084
Roland sits directly on the Oklahoma-Arkansas state line, giving it an unusually bifurcated economic identity for a town its size — residents routinely cross into Fort Smith for work and commerce, blurring typical rural precinct patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 59.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.3 points.
A population of 3,687, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,754 describe the city.
In 2024, Roland, Oklahoma voted Republican by 55.3 points (R+55.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,156 votes cast, 250 went Democratic and 889 went Republican.
How many people live in Roland, Oklahoma?
Roland, Oklahoma has a population of 3,687 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Roland, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Roland, Oklahoma is $51,754 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Roland, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Roland, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
