Roger Mills County, Oklahoma: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+80%. Republican peak: R+80 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+80MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,3592024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,0942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+80 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Eastland County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Roger Mills CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Roger Mills County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 160 | 1,548 | 1,733 | ||
| R | 168 | 1,629 | 1,834 | ||
| R | 151 | 1,547 | 1,759 | ||
| R | 272 | 1,402 | 1,674 | ||
| R | 287 | 1,502 | 1,789 | ||
| R | 382 | 1,388 | 1,770 | ||
| R | 441 | 1,234 | 1,687 | ||
| R | 733 | 959 | 1,933 | ||
| R | 767 | 890 | 2,173 | ||
| R | 866 | 1,132 | 2,012 | ||
| R | 680 | 1,550 | 2,243 | ||
| R | 877 | 1,221 | 2,171 | ||
| D | 1,346 | 873 | 2,243 | ||
| R | 420 | 1,696 | 2,170 | ||
| R | 720 | 1,102 | 2,432 | ||
| D | 1,345 | 926 | 2,271 | ||
| R | 809 | 1,463 | 2,272 | ||
| D | 1,367 | 1,072 | 2,439 | ||
| R | 1,479 | 1,667 | 3,146 | ||
| D | 2,176 | 509 | 2,685 | ||
| D | 2,015 | 1,148 | 3,176 | ||
| D | 2,580 | 1,504 | 4,106 | ||
| D | 3,383 | 989 | 4,429 | ||
| D | 3,648 | 511 | 4,159 | ||
| R | 986 | 1,948 | 3,067 | ||
| D | 1,318 | 946 | 2,783 | ||
| R | 931 | 1,193 | 2,552 | ||
| D | 1,148 | 538 | 2,261 | ||
| D | 902 | 716 | 2,183 | ||
| D | 1,168 | 839 | 2,417 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.3%
German
13.5%
English
13.0%
American
3.9%
French
2.6%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.1%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,094
Roger Mills County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Roger Mills County$66,094
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.4%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)7.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other languages0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 14.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Roger Mills delivered an R+80.1 margin in 2024, among the widest in the state, across a sparsely settled stretch of western Oklahoma ranch country where fewer than 3,500 residents are spread over nearly 1,200 square miles.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Roger Mills County peaked at seventy-five points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of sixteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $66,094 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Eastland County and Wood County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Roger Mills County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 80.1 points (R+80), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,733 votes cast, 160 went Democratic and 1,548 went Republican.
What is Roger Mills County, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Roger Mills County, Oklahoma as a "Realigner" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Roger Mills County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Roger Mills County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma?
Roger Mills County, Oklahoma has a population of 3,359 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma is $66,094 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Roger Mills County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.