Tulsa County, Oklahoma: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+15%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+15MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 680,7942024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,0092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+18 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Carroll County, MD · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
Precinct
Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Hover precincts for detail. Real precinct boundaries forthcoming.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 106,105 | 145,241 | 256,939 | ||
| R | 108,996 | 150,574 | 266,678 | ||
| R | 87,847 | 144,258 | 247,054 | ||
| R | 82,744 | 145,062 | 227,806 | ||
| R | 96,133 | 158,363 | 254,496 | ||
| R | 90,220 | 163,452 | 253,672 | ||
| R | 81,656 | 134,152 | 218,691 | ||
| R | 76,924 | 111,243 | 207,356 | ||
| R | 71,165 | 117,465 | 239,068 | ||
| R | 69,044 | 127,512 | 197,763 | ||
| R | 58,274 | 159,549 | 218,872 | ||
| R | 53,438 | 124,643 | 188,148 | ||
| R | 65,298 | 108,653 | 176,300 | ||
| R | 32,779 | 125,278 | 161,126 | ||
| R | 32,748 | 81,476 | 142,667 | ||
| R | 61,484 | 76,770 | 138,254 | ||
| R | 52,725 | 89,899 | 142,624 | ||
| R | 43,805 | 83,219 | 127,024 | ||
| R | 46,728 | 73,862 | 120,590 | ||
| R | 38,548 | 42,892 | 81,440 | ||
| R | 33,436 | 42,663 | 76,188 | ||
| R | 33,098 | 40,342 | 73,575 | ||
| D | 41,256 | 28,759 | 70,343 | ||
| D | 35,330 | 25,541 | 60,871 | ||
| R | 16,062 | 38,769 | 54,998 | ||
| R | 14,377 | 19,537 | 35,179 | ||
| R | 10,025 | 14,357 | 24,999 | ||
| D | 4,497 | 3,857 | 9,240 | ||
| D | 2,747 | 2,029 | 5,347 | ||
| D | 2,292 | 2,150 | 4,670 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.5%
German
12.0%
Irish
9.9%
American
5.6%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.8%
African American
7.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 36.0 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
$69,009
Tulsa County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Tulsa County$69,009
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 1820.2%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.5%
speak English only
Spanish11.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tulsa County anchors northeastern Oklahoma with a mid-sized city core surrounded by suburban and exurban precincts; its R+15.2 margin in 2024 represents a closer contest than many rural Oklahoma counties, reflecting the moderating pull of urban density.
The Republican margin in Tulsa County reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was fifteen points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,009, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 680,794 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carroll County and Goochland County.
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Tulsa County, Oklahoma — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/40143/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tulsa County, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tulsa County, Oklahoma voted Republican by 15.2 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 256,939 votes cast, 106,105 went Democratic and 145,241 went Republican.
What is Tulsa County, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Tulsa County, Oklahoma as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Tulsa County, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tulsa County, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Tulsa County, Oklahoma?
Tulsa County, Oklahoma has a population of 680,794 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tulsa County, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Tulsa County, Oklahoma is $69,009 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Tulsa County, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tulsa County, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.