Oklahoma 86th State House District, Oklahoma: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+54 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 52,5042024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,8322024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 86, OKOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,635 | 15,751 | 20,717 | ||
| R | 4,800 | 14,980 | 20,165 | ||
| R | 4,548 | 13,100 | 18,589 | ||
| R | 5,964 | 11,330 | 17,294 | ||
| R | 6,613 | 12,040 | 18,652 | ||
| R | 7,872 | 12,370 | 20,242 | ||
| R | 7,187 | 8,966 | 16,459 | ||
| D | 7,318 | 6,844 | 16,225 | ||
| D | 7,090 | 6,758 | 17,111 | ||
| R | 7,022 | 7,801 | 14,948 | ||
| R | 5,757 | 9,983 | 15,857 | ||
| R | 6,394 | 7,679 | 14,512 | ||
| D | 7,396 | 6,177 | 13,711 | ||
| R | 3,509 | 9,595 | 13,397 | ||
| R | 3,374 | 5,646 | 11,348 | ||
| D | 6,236 | 5,324 | 11,560 | ||
| R | 3,926 | 6,570 | 10,496 | ||
| R | 4,667 | 5,732 | 10,399 | ||
| R | 5,060 | 5,738 | 10,799 | ||
| D | 5,911 | 4,371 | 10,282 | ||
| R | 5,049 | 5,148 | 10,246 | ||
| R | 6,021 | 6,058 | 12,098 | ||
| D | 6,056 | 4,776 | 10,861 | ||
| D | 6,973 | 3,310 | 10,284 | ||
| R | 3,513 | 4,988 | 8,553 | ||
| R | 3,531 | 3,913 | 7,856 | ||
| R | 2,790 | 3,923 | 6,825 | ||
| D | 2,270 | 1,856 | 4,537 | ||
| D | 1,742 | 1,515 | 3,546 | ||
| D | 1,567 | 1,427 | 3,059 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.6%
Irish
8.6%
English
8.1%
American
4.3%
Scottish
1.5%
French
0.9%
Italian
0.7%
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: 40.2 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
$52,832
State House District 86 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 86$52,832
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.4%
Working age (18–64)18.3%
Seniors (65+)15.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other languages2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+59.8, this district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, suggesting a deeply homogeneous partisan electorate where general-election competition is structurally limited.
The Democratic margin in Oklahoma 86th State House District peaked at thirty-six points in 1932. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $52,832 sits well below state and national norms, and 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 86, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 86, Oklahoma voted Republican by 53.7 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,717 votes cast, 4,635 went Democratic and 15,751 went Republican.
What is State House District 86, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 86, Oklahoma as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 86, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 86, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 86, Oklahoma?
State House District 86, Oklahoma has a population of 52,504 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 86, Oklahoma?
Median household income in State House District 86, Oklahoma is $52,832 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of State House District 86, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 86, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.