† 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
GroupSayreOklahomaUnited States
English8.5%11.4%9.5%
German8.2%12.0%12.5%
Irish7.9%9.9%9.4%
American6.0%6.1%5.3%
French1.6%1.4%1.6%
Dutch1.4%——
Scottish1.1%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.0%1.7%4.8%
African American†16.1%6.0%9.9%
Mexican10.0%9.7%11.3%
Spaniard1.2%0.2%—
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Muscogee (Creek)1.3%0.6%—
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
Sayre
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
37.2
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
11.4%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
7.8%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sayre
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$41,227
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
43.8%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
5.3%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sayre
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.5%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.6%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sayre
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.
Sayre, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−35.3%
2008
−42.3%
2012
−53.7%
2016
−66.0%
2020
−71.2%
2024
−68.5%
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
15.1%Harris157
83.6%Trump871
1.3%
R+68.5
D+2.7
R+67.1
1,042
R
13.6%Biden149
84.8%Trump931
1.6%
R+71.2
R+5.2
R+75.7
1,098
R
15.3%Clinton160
81.3%Trump851
3.4%
R+66.0
R+12.3
R+68.1
1,047
R
23.1%Obama235
76.9%Romney781
—
R+53.7
R+11.4
R+57.6
1,016
R
27.2%Obama281
69.6%McCain718
3.2%
R+42.3
R+7.0
R+49.6
1,032
R
32.3%Kerry357
67.7%Bush747
0.0%
R+35.3
—
R+32.9
1,104
Sayre sits at the western edge of Beckham County, where ranching heritage and highway commerce shape a community that has trended heavily toward statewide Republican margins in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 71.2 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 68.5 points.
A population of 4,796, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,227 describe the city.
In 2024, Sayre, Oklahoma voted Republican by 68.5 points (R+68.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,042 votes cast, 157 went Democratic and 871 went Republican.
How many people live in Sayre, Oklahoma?
Sayre, Oklahoma has a population of 4,796 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sayre, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Sayre, Oklahoma is $41,227 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Sayre, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Sayre, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
