† 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
GroupSulphurOklahomaUnited States
English10.6%11.4%9.5%
German8.7%12.0%12.5%
Irish8.6%9.9%9.4%
American6.5%6.1%5.3%
Scottish2.0%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.4%1.7%4.8%
Norwegian1.2%——
Dutch0.9%——
Mexican11.6%9.7%11.3%
Spanish0.6%——
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Dominican0.4%—0.7%
Chickasaw7.8%0.4%—
Aztec1.0%——
Muscogee (Creek)0.3%0.6%—
African American†1.0%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
Sulphur
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
41.9
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.8%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sulphur
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$66,957
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.5%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.0%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sulphur
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.0%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
6.9%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sulphur
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.
Sulphur, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−27.8%
2008
−41.7%
2012
−41.1%
2016
−53.7%
2020
−56.1%
2024
−58.6%
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
19.8%Harris378
78.4%Trump1,498
1.8%
R+58.6
R+2.5
R+57.1
1,911
R
20.8%Biden414
76.9%Trump1,529
2.3%
R+56.1
R+2.4
R+60.5
1,989
R
20.5%Clinton391
74.2%Trump1,414
5.3%
R+53.7
R+12.6
R+55.8
1,906
R
29.5%Obama511
70.5%Romney1,224
—
R+41.1
D+0.6
R+45.0
1,735
R
28.1%Obama518
69.8%McCain1,285
2.1%
R+41.7
R+13.9
R+48.9
1,841
R
36.1%Kerry718
63.9%Bush1,270
0.0%
R+27.8
—
R+25.3
1,988
Sulphur sits in the Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 58.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.6 points.
A population of 4,874, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,957 describe the city.
In 2024, Sulphur, Oklahoma voted Republican by 58.6 points (R+58.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,911 votes cast, 378 went Democratic and 1,498 went Republican.
How many people live in Sulphur, Oklahoma?
Sulphur, Oklahoma has a population of 4,874 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sulphur, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Sulphur, Oklahoma is $66,957 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Sulphur, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Sulphur, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.