Oklahoma 43rd State Senate District, Oklahoma: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 117,9322024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,8572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+68 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 43, 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 | 13,584 | 36,716 | 51,227 | ||
| R | 13,080 | 34,473 | 48,610 | ||
| R | 10,709 | 31,250 | 44,475 | ||
| R | 10,937 | 27,624 | 38,560 | ||
| R | 12,441 | 29,023 | 41,463 | ||
| R | 12,149 | 27,586 | 39,734 | ||
| R | 11,382 | 19,624 | 31,372 | ||
| R | 11,440 | 14,137 | 29,243 | ||
| R | 10,930 | 13,698 | 33,554 | ||
| R | 11,035 | 15,165 | 26,457 | ||
| R | 8,171 | 19,252 | 27,591 | ||
| R | 8,635 | 14,125 | 24,016 | ||
| D | 11,730 | 9,004 | 21,050 | ||
| R | 5,149 | 13,148 | 18,793 | ||
| R | 6,122 | 6,685 | 16,606 | ||
| D | 10,208 | 5,574 | 15,783 | ||
| R | 6,875 | 7,922 | 14,798 | ||
| D | 8,080 | 6,603 | 14,683 | ||
| D | 8,829 | 7,430 | 16,259 | ||
| D | 9,019 | 3,037 | 12,055 | ||
| D | 8,365 | 4,236 | 12,623 | ||
| D | 9,049 | 4,706 | 13,800 | ||
| D | 9,845 | 3,119 | 13,027 | ||
| D | 11,001 | 2,109 | 13,111 | ||
| R | 4,258 | 6,541 | 10,918 | ||
| D | 5,865 | 2,986 | 9,619 | ||
| D | 4,859 | 3,787 | 9,191 | ||
| D | 3,534 | 1,412 | 6,065 | ||
| D | 2,834 | 1,268 | 5,070 | ||
| D | 2,921 | 1,657 | 5,217 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.6%
German
11.9%
Irish
10.3%
American
9.2%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.5%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.8 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
$77,857
State Senate District 43 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 43$77,857
Oklahoma$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.3%
Working age (18–64)11.1%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
District 43 recorded an R+80.1 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most partisan-skewed state legislative districts in the country. Its rural Oklahoma geography and sparse population density reinforce that consistency cycle over cycle.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Oklahoma 43rd State Senate District peaked at sixty-eight points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-three points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $77,857 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 43, Oklahoma vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 43, Oklahoma voted Republican by 45.2 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,227 votes cast, 13,584 went Democratic and 36,716 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 43, Oklahoma's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 43, Oklahoma as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 43, Oklahoma last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 43, Oklahoma voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 43, Oklahoma?
State Senate District 43, Oklahoma has a population of 117,932 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 43, Oklahoma?
Median household income in State Senate District 43, Oklahoma is $77,857 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oklahoma state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of State Senate District 43, Oklahoma?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 43, Oklahoma from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.