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1876–2024
State Senate District 12·Oklahoma

Oklahoma 12th State Senate District has voted Republican in nineteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Oklahoma's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OK
Latest
R+29
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
117,543
2024 ACS

Oklahoma 12th State Senate District, Oklahoma: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+29MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
117,5432024 5-year
Median household income
$66,9072024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
65.2%2024 5-year
Black
7.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+25 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−29.2%
15,92529,43146,308
R
−28.5%
16,23329,65247,049
R
−33.4%
13,35828,03143,876
R
−33.3%
13,41026,81040,219
R
−30.0%
15,59828,99344,591
R
−29.6%
15,71828,91444,632
R
−21.5%
14,61622,77037,934
R
−11.6%
14,01618,16935,941
R
−14.5%
13,05319,00441,105
R
−23.0%
13,00220,82934,056
R
−42.3%
10,68726,50137,390
R
−33.0%
10,05220,71432,282
R
−16.3%
12,28017,15029,794
R
−56.0%
5,76021,11827,446
R
−26.7%
6,49213,16125,007
R
−0.2%
12,27312,31024,583
R
−23.3%
9,39015,09824,489
R
−23.0%
8,79214,05922,851
R
−14.6%
10,01013,44223,452
D
+4.8%
9,2368,39417,630
R
−4.0%
8,1978,88417,112
R
−0.5%
9,4969,58619,124
D
+22.6%
11,2567,09218,441
D
+24.9%
10,7716,47217,242
R
−38.4%
4,79510,81715,680
R
−8.2%
5,7536,83413,169
R
−17.9%
3,9365,74010,063
D
+8.4%
2,3101,8904,978
R
−0.9%
1,1801,2072,961
R
−6.8%
9901,1502,341
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.0%
English
11.8%
Irish
10.4%
American
5.4%
Scottish
2.3%
Italian
1.9%
French
1.6%
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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.1%
75–84
2.7%
4.5%
65–74
5.2%
5.9%
55–64
6.1%
5.9%
45–54
5.9%
6.5%
35–44
6.6%
6.8%
25–34
6.8%
4.4%
18–24
4.3%
9.3%
5–17
8.8%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,907
State Senate District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 12$66,907
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.9%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.5%
speak English only
Spanish8.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
23.4%
Baptist
15.2%
Methodist
7.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+56, this district ranks among the most reliably one-sided in the state, reflecting the deep-red rural and small-town electorate that dominates Oklahoma's legislative map.

The Republican margin in Oklahoma 12th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,907, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 117,543 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 12, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 12, Oklahoma voted Republican by 29.2 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,308 votes cast, 15,925 went Democratic and 29,431 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 12, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 12, Oklahoma as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 12, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 12, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in State Senate District 12, Oklahoma?
State Senate District 12, Oklahoma has a population of 117,543 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 12, Oklahoma?
Median household income in State Senate District 12, Oklahoma is $66,907 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of State Senate District 12, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 12, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.