How did OK-SD-46, Oklahoma vote in the 2020 presidential election?

OK-SD-46, Oklahoma voted Democratic in 2020 with a margin of D+9.2. Joe Biden received 29,076 votes and Donald Trump received 24,046 out of 54,731 total votes cast, a 0.8-point shift toward Republicans from 2016.

What is OK-SD-46, Oklahoma's political history?

OK-SD-46, Oklahoma has 4 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2020. Democrats have won 4 and Republicans 0 of those contests. The largest single-election swing was 3.8 points in 2012.

What are the demographics of OK-SD-46, Oklahoma?

OK-SD-46, Oklahoma has a population of 82,160 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 41.0% non-Hispanic white, 27.3% Hispanic, 17.6% Black.

Oklahoma State Senate District 46

Oklahoma · Latest: 2020↓ R+0.8 vs 2016

Leans Democratic — 82K residents

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Oklahoma State Senate District 46 is a state senate district that has a population of 82,160. In the 2020 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+9.2. Akashic Edge tracks 4 presidential elections here, dating back to 2008.

Oklahoma State Senate District 46 Presidential Election Results, 2008–2020
Year	Dem %	Rep %	Margin	Swing
2020*	53.1%	43.9%	D+9.2	R+0.8
2016*	51.1%	41.2%	D+9.9	D+2.5
2012*	53.7%	46.3%	D+7.5	D+3.8
2008*	51.5%	47.8%	D+3.7	—

* Pre-2022 results projected onto current district boundaries. Actual boundaries at the time of the election may have differed.

Political Identity

What defines OK-SD-46?

It has a plurality-minority electorate (59% nonwhite) where demographic change is reshaping the political map.

Historian Query

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“How has Oklahoma State Senate District 46 voted in presidential elections?”

Automated Readout

Key Insights

High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.

Turnout increased by 50.7 percentage points since the previous presidential election
Closest recent contest: 2008 at just 3.7 points

Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

OK-SD-46Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

Expand rows for ancestry detail

White (Non-Hispanic) 41.0%Hispanic 27.3%Black 17.6%Multiracial 6.8%Native American 4.2%Asian 2.9%

Group	OK-SD-46	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	41.0%	62.1%	57.4%
Hispanic / Latino	27.3%	12.7%	19.3%
Black / African American	17.6%	7.0%	12.2%
Multiracial / Other	6.8%	8.4%	4.0%
Native American / Alaska Native	4.2%	7.3%	0.9%
Asian	2.9%	2.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Oklahoma State Senate District 46? 82,160 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

OK-SD-46 vs Oklahoma vs National82K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

82K

local

82KState 4.0MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.02%

local

0.02%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

75.5%

local

75.5%State 73.2%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $65,795National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 15.4%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 28.5%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 65.8%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 37.1 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.5%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.3%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 6.4%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 11.5%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 88.5%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in OK-SD-46

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2020 Turnout

88.2%

vs Previous

+50.7pp

Voting-Age Pop

62,063

History

2008–2020

Competitiveness

How competitive is OK-SD-46?

Lean DAvg margin: D+8.9 (last 3 elections)

2008

D+3.7

2012

D+7.5

2016

D+9.9

2020

D+9.2

Elasticity

6.3pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

D+7.6

Other Oklahoma State Senate Districts

47 total

Name	Margin ↓
OK-SD-11	D+58.2
OK-SD-48	D+28.6
OK-SD-16	D+18.8
OK-SD-30	D+7.5
OK-SD-40	D+3.0
OK-SD-35	R+1.0
OK-SD-47	R+8.0
OK-SD-42	R+11.7
OK-SD-39	R+14.1
OK-SD-41	R+16.7
OK-SD-34	R+18.3
OK-SD-37	R+20.7
OK-SD-15	R+22.2
OK-SD-32	R+22.3
OK-SD-33	R+23.7
OK-SD-24	R+25.9
OK-SD-25	R+26.6
OK-SD-09	R+28.3
OK-SD-21	R+30.3
OK-SD-44	R+32.5
OK-SD-45	R+32.7
OK-SD-18	R+33.5
OK-SD-36	R+40.4
OK-SD-22	R+41.0
OK-SD-17	R+45.7

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