† 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
GroupWilburtonOklahomaUnited States
Irish12.5%9.9%9.4%
English11.3%11.4%9.5%
German7.2%12.0%12.5%
American3.4%6.1%5.3%
Italian2.2%1.7%4.8%
Scottish1.6%2.0%1.3%
Dutch1.0%——
French0.8%1.4%1.6%
Choctaw1.0%——
Muscogee (Creek)0.8%0.6%—
Chickasaw0.3%0.4%—
Mexican4.2%9.7%11.3%
Spanish0.5%——
African American†2.7%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
Wilburton
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
29.6
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
18.6%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.9%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wilburton
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$38,971
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
27.1%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
10.1%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wilburton
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.1%
11.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wilburton
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.
Wilburton, Oklahoma
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−13.3%
2008
−30.3%
2012
−28.7%
2016
−45.3%
2020
−53.3%
2024
−59.4%
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
19.7%Harris161
79.1%Trump647
1.2%
R+59.4
R+6.1
R+57.9
818
R
22.5%Biden198
75.8%Trump667
1.7%
R+53.3
R+8.0
R+57.7
880
R
24.7%Clinton211
70.0%Trump597
5.3%
R+45.3
R+16.6
R+47.3
853
R
35.7%Obama276
64.3%Romney498
—
R+28.7
D+1.6
R+32.5
774
R
34.1%Obama316
64.3%McCain597
1.6%
R+30.3
R+16.9
R+37.6
928
R
43.3%Kerry455
56.7%Bush595
0.0%
R+13.3
—
R+10.9
1,050
Wilburton's roughly 2,600 residents sit deep in the Ouachita foothills, where coal-era heritage and a state correctional facility shape an economy that tilts the community toward public-sector employment well above state norms.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 59.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.4 points.
A population of 2,602, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $38,971 describe the city.
In 2024, Wilburton, Oklahoma voted Republican by 59.4 points (R+59.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 818 votes cast, 161 went Democratic and 647 went Republican.
How many people live in Wilburton, Oklahoma?
Wilburton, Oklahoma has a population of 2,602 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wilburton, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Wilburton, Oklahoma is $38,971 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Wilburton, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Wilburton, Oklahoma from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
