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1876–2024
State Senate District 5·Oklahoma

For eighty-eight years, Oklahoma 5th State Senate District voted Democratic. Then it stopped.

One of Oklahoma's most lopsided presidential margins on record

18762024·38 elections
OK
Latest
R+67
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
85,436
2024 ACS

Oklahoma 5th State Senate District, Oklahoma: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+67%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+67MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
85,4362024 5-year
Median household income
$51,3982024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.6%2024 5-year
Black
3.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+68 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+67 in 2024MIT Election Lab
4 counties · 0 D · 4 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−66.9%
5,18426,96932,550
R
−65.1%
5,49126,84632,781
R
−61.0%
5,44023,94030,338
R
−45.7%
7,63920,47928,118
R
−42.1%
8,59621,08329,679
R
−26.3%
11,47819,69131,169
R
−16.9%
11,37016,08127,838
D
+7.9%
12,44910,35626,477
D
+13.9%
14,34710,04930,931
D
+0.1%
12,90212,86925,934
R
−18.8%
11,15416,34827,667
D
+3.8%
14,15213,08227,817
D
+30.9%
17,2919,06526,612
R
−40.0%
6,55715,72822,916
D
+2.6%
7,6437,08221,686
D
+31.2%
14,5387,63222,170
D
+0.7%
9,9599,82619,785
D
+18.2%
11,3557,86119,216
D
+24.3%
13,6268,30521,931
D
+54.5%
14,7384,33919,078
D
+37.5%
12,6625,74218,443
D
+38.4%
17,6887,85825,624
D
+45.8%
15,1095,60820,755
D
+67.6%
16,5253,19719,722
D
+1.7%
8,2597,97716,348
D
+17.8%
8,2965,59815,137
R
−5.1%
7,1417,96215,969
D
+19.2%
4,9503,0999,634
D
+13.0%
3,5032,5077,676
D
+4.7%
2,7862,5145,769
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.3%
Irish
10.4%
German
7.9%
American
4.4%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
1.3%
French
1.3%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.4%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.6%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
32.2%
Other Christian
13.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
7.3%
Methodist
4.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+71.6, this district ranks among the most heavily one-sided in the state, reflecting a rural electorate where statewide contests rarely generate competitive outcomes.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Oklahoma 5th State Senate District peaked at sixty-eight points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of seventeen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $51,398 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 5, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 5, Oklahoma voted Republican by 66.9 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,550 votes cast, 5,184 went Democratic and 26,969 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 5, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, Oklahoma as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 5, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 5, Oklahoma?
State Senate District 5, Oklahoma has a population of 85,436 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 5, Oklahoma?
Median household income in State Senate District 5, Oklahoma is $51,398 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of State Senate District 5, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.