Oklahoma 38th State Senate District, Oklahoma: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+65%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 80,8172024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,4522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 76.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 38, 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 | 4,872 | 23,591 | 28,908 | ||
| R | 5,092 | 24,343 | 29,983 | ||
| R | 4,992 | 22,865 | 29,057 | ||
| R | 6,956 | 21,098 | 28,054 | ||
| R | 8,107 | 23,248 | 31,355 | ||
| R | 9,163 | 23,429 | 32,592 | ||
| R | 10,775 | 18,577 | 29,611 | ||
| D | 13,722 | 13,663 | 31,434 | ||
| D | 13,984 | 13,188 | 36,052 | ||
| R | 15,808 | 15,906 | 31,949 | ||
| R | 12,837 | 22,883 | 35,901 | ||
| R | 16,340 | 18,465 | 35,615 | ||
| D | 22,484 | 13,306 | 36,092 | ||
| R | 9,289 | 24,080 | 34,131 | ||
| D | 14,000 | 13,808 | 35,567 | ||
| D | 24,720 | 13,124 | 37,844 | ||
| R | 17,230 | 20,333 | 37,563 | ||
| D | 21,570 | 14,946 | 36,517 | ||
| D | 23,419 | 21,004 | 44,423 | ||
| D | 28,034 | 7,436 | 35,470 | ||
| D | 24,988 | 11,206 | 36,292 | ||
| D | 29,097 | 12,693 | 41,971 | ||
| D | 33,214 | 8,145 | 41,579 | ||
| D | 35,228 | 4,477 | 39,705 | ||
| R | 13,832 | 21,959 | 36,136 | ||
| D | 15,480 | 7,558 | 25,540 | ||
| D | 15,307 | 11,012 | 28,633 | ||
| D | 13,346 | 4,051 | 21,963 | ||
| D | 10,909 | 4,688 | 19,961 | ||
| D | 11,733 | 5,641 | 19,508 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.8%
English
10.4%
Irish
10.0%
American
6.3%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.1%
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: 38.3 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
$56,452
State Senate District 38 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 38$56,452
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.0%
Working age (18–64)17.6%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.2%
speak English only
Spanish9.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+65.2, this district ranks among the most one-sided in Oklahoma's upper chamber, reflecting the deep-red voting patterns common across rural and small-town stretches of the state.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Oklahoma 38th State Senate District peaked at seventy-seven 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 twenty-six points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $56,452 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 38, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 38, Oklahoma voted Republican by 64.8 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,908 votes cast, 4,872 went Democratic and 23,591 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 38, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 38, Oklahoma as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 38, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 38, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 38, Oklahoma?
State Senate District 38, Oklahoma has a population of 80,817 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 38, Oklahoma?
Median household income in State Senate District 38, Oklahoma is $56,452 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of State Senate District 38, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 38, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.