† 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
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupWeatherford-Elk City, OKOklahomaUnited States
German15.0%12.0%12.5%
Irish10.1%9.9%9.4%
English9.3%11.4%9.5%
American7.1%6.1%5.3%
Scottish1.6%2.0%1.3%
Dutch1.3%——
French1.1%1.4%1.6%
Italian0.9%1.7%4.8%
Mexican13.9%9.7%11.3%
Spaniard0.6%0.2%—
African American†2.9%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
Weatherford-Elk City, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median age
35.7
37.1
39.1
Age 18–24
11.4%
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.7%
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Weatherford-Elk City, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Median household income
$58,084
$65,039
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.9%
15.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.9%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Weatherford-Elk City, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.6%
11.5%
22.3%
Spanish
8.2%
8.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Weatherford-Elk City, OK
Oklahoma
United States
Catholic
5.7%
6.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
50.9%
41.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
30.9%
39.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.8%
7.7%
5.2%
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.
Weatherford-Elk City, OK
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
+17.9%
1912
+14.7%
1916
+24.9%
1920
−2.0%
1924
+15.4%
1928
−31.1%
1932
+68.6%
1936
+47.5%
1940
+22.3%
1944
+15.5%
1948
+42.0%
1952
−15.2%
1956
−0.8%
1960
−22.7%
1964
+19.3%
1968
−16.6%
1972
−48.1%
1976
+13.9%
1980
−22.2%
1984
−42.4%
1988
−14.5%
1992
−7.1%
1996
−4.2%
2000
−30.6%
2004
−47.4%
2008
−52.9%
2012
−56.3%
2016
−63.1%
2020
−63.6%
2024
−63.4%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
17.4%Harris3,923
80.9%Trump18,197
1.7%
R+63.4
D+0.2
R+62.0
22,498
R
17.1%Biden4,015
80.8%Trump18,913
2.1%
R+63.6
R+0.5
R+68.1
23,416
R
16.1%Clinton3,652
79.2%Trump17,988
4.8%
R+63.1
R+6.8
R+65.2
22,724
R
21.8%Obama4,598
78.2%Romney16,448
0.0%
R+56.3
R+3.4
R+60.2
21,046
R
23.5%Obama5,337
76.5%McCain17,338
0.0%
R+52.9
R+5.6
R+60.2
22,675
R
26.3%Kerry6,072
73.7%Bush16,998
0.0%
R+47.4
R+16.7
R+44.9
23,070
R
34.2%Gore7,087
64.8%Bush13,444
1.0%
R+30.6
R+26.4
R+31.2
20,743
R
41.4%Clinton8,737
45.6%Dole9,629
13.0%
R+4.2
D+2.9
R+12.7
21,105
R
33.9%Clinton8,416
41.0%Bush10,187
25.1%
R+7.1
D+7.4
R+12.7
24,853
R
42.3%Dukakis9,375
56.8%Bush12,600
1.0%
R+14.5
D+27.9
R+6.8
22,187
R
28.5%Mondale6,848
70.9%Reagan17,043
0.6%
R+42.4
R+20.2
R+24.2
24,024
R
37.4%Carter8,350
59.6%Reagan13,312
3.0%
R+22.2
R+36.1
R+12.5
22,340
D
56.5%Carter12,431
42.5%Ford9,363
1.0%
D+13.9
D+62.0
D+11.9
22,012
R
24.8%McGovern5,211
72.9%Nixon15,317
2.4%
R+48.1
R+31.5
R+24.9
21,023
R
33.5%Humphrey6,842
50.1%Nixon10,236
16.4%
R+16.6
R+35.9
R+15.9
20,422
D
59.6%Johnson11,918
40.4%Goldwater8,066
0.0%
D+19.3
D+42.0
R+3.3
19,984
R
38.6%Kennedy7,878
61.4%Nixon12,517
0.0%
R+22.7
R+22.0
R+22.9
20,395
R
49.6%Stevenson9,778
50.4%Eisenhower9,928
0.0%
R+0.8
D+14.4
D+14.6
19,706
R
42.4%Stevenson10,375
57.6%Eisenhower14,085
0.0%
R+15.2
R+57.1
R+4.4
24,460
D
71.0%Truman13,488
29.0%Dewey5,515
0.0%
D+42.0
D+26.5
D+37.5
19,003
D
57.6%Roosevelt11,060
42.1%Dewey8,089
0.3%
D+15.5
R+6.8
D+8.0
19,207
D
60.9%Roosevelt13,466
38.7%Willkie8,545
0.4%
D+22.3
R+25.3
D+12.3
22,099
D
73.5%Roosevelt15,670
25.9%Landon5,530
0.6%
D+47.5
R+21.1
D+23.3
21,334
D
84.3%Roosevelt18,601
15.7%Hoover3,463
0.0%
D+68.6
D+99.7
D+50.8
22,064
R
33.8%Smith6,220
64.9%Hoover11,958
1.4%
R+31.1
R+46.6
R+13.7
18,429
D
51.8%Davis7,294
36.4%Coolidge5,123
11.7%
D+15.4
D+17.5
D+40.6
14,070
R
44.7%Cox6,743
46.7%Harding7,049
8.7%
R+2.0
R+27.0
D+24.2
15,098
D
52.2%Wilson5,728
27.3%Hughes2,992
20.5%
D+24.9
D+10.2
D+21.8
10,975
D
47.0%Wilson5,005
32.3%Taft3,441
20.7%
D+14.7
R+3.2
R+4.9
10,649
D
52.7%Bryan5,395
34.8%Taft3,563
12.5%
D+17.9
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D+27.4
10,242
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Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
17.2%2,839
79.9%13,201
16,532
2020
R
18.6%4,352
77.2%18,039
23,362
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+45.6
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+63.4
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 18 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Weatherford-Elk City, OK in Weatherford-Elk City, OK: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+147
2012
+1,222
2013
+879
2014
−267
2015
−218
2016
−2,115
2017
−1,498
2018
−281
2019
−186
2021
−442
2022
−262
2023
+333
2024
+49
2025
+64
Weatherford-Elk City, OK sits in the Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 68.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 63.6 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 63.4 points.
A population of 61,222, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,084 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lawton-Duncan, OK and Middlesborough-Corbin, KY.
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How did Weatherford-Elk City, OK, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, Weatherford-Elk City, OK, Oklahoma voted Republican by 63.4 points (R+63.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,498 votes cast, 3,923 went Democratic and 18,197 went Republican.
When did Weatherford-Elk City, OK, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Weatherford-Elk City, OK, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Weatherford-Elk City, OK, Oklahoma?
Weatherford-Elk City, OK, Oklahoma has a population of 61,222 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Weatherford-Elk City, OK, Oklahoma?
Median household income in Weatherford-Elk City, OK, Oklahoma is $58,084 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of Weatherford-Elk City, OK, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Weatherford-Elk City, OK, Oklahoma from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
