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1876–2024
State Senate District 17·Oklahoma

Oklahoma 17th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Oklahoma's most Republican-leaning upper-chamber districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OK
Latest
R+20
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
155,193
2024 ACS

Oklahoma 17th State Senate District, Oklahoma: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
155,1932024 5-year
Median household income
$65,2012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
63.2%2024 5-year
Black
9.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
14.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+43 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 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
−20.4%
22,39434,19657,852
R
−19.1%
22,73933,80758,042
R
−24.7%
18,25731,42153,310
R
−25.4%
18,43830,97349,411
R
−25.3%
20,15433,79753,951
R
−30.4%
18,49434,67953,173
R
−23.5%
16,69427,10844,350
R
−12.0%
16,82222,04443,427
R
−14.2%
15,90323,16151,127
R
−22.7%
15,99725,51941,875
R
−42.5%
12,61831,61744,703
R
−29.7%
13,64226,14342,022
R
−4.6%
19,09620,97540,701
R
−49.6%
9,31428,55038,802
R
−11.0%
12,24416,12235,307
D
+11.9%
18,97414,94633,920
R
−16.4%
13,72719,12732,853
R
−9.4%
13,58116,40329,984
R
−9.8%
15,43818,80334,241
D
+28.4%
14,9178,32123,237
D
+16.1%
13,7829,94323,773
D
+24.8%
15,6589,41725,175
D
+40.7%
15,4706,49122,066
D
+43.4%
14,2355,62419,858
R
−38.1%
4,85010,87515,828
D
+10.0%
6,5005,18613,156
D
+1.9%
6,2466,00512,862
D
+19.0%
3,5252,2286,828
D
+14.2%
3,2522,3276,527
D
+10.6%
3,3922,6956,604
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.5%
German
10.9%
Irish
8.9%
American
5.5%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.6%
Italian
1.5%
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: 36.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
2.0%
75–84
2.7%
4.3%
65–74
5.0%
5.7%
55–64
6.1%
5.6%
45–54
5.9%
6.5%
35–44
6.9%
6.8%
25–34
7.2%
4.9%
18–24
5.0%
9.2%
5–17
8.7%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,201
State Senate District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 17$65,201
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.0%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.0%
speak English only
Spanish9.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
24.3%
Other Christian
19.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.1%
Methodist
5.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+40.4, District 17 sits firmly in Oklahoma's conservative rural belt, where statewide Republican candidates routinely post some of their widest margins in the upper chamber.

The Republican margin in Oklahoma 17th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $65,201, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 155,193 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 17, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 17, Oklahoma voted Republican by 20.4 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 57,852 votes cast, 22,394 went Democratic and 34,196 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 17, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 17, 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 11 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 17, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 17, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 17, Oklahoma?
State Senate District 17, Oklahoma has a population of 155,193 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 17, Oklahoma?
Median household income in State Senate District 17, Oklahoma is $65,201 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of State Senate District 17, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 17, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.