Oklahoma State Senate District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ok-sd-008
State
Oklahoma
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
008
Land Area
2,618.7 sq mi
Water Area
123.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Oklahoma State Senate District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Okmulgee County697.44 sq mi26.6%100.0%
Okfuskee County618.46 sq mi23.6%100.0%
McIntosh County618.29 sq mi23.6%100.0%
Muskogee County420.03 sq mi16.0%51.8%
Creek County264.48 sq mi10.1%27.8%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Texanna CDP39.70 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Okmulgee city17.22 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Shady Grove CDP16.98 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Simms CDP14.10 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Checotah city8.97 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Bearden town7.55 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Slick town7.21 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Henryetta city6.85 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Eufaula city6.59 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Briartown CDP6.02 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Duchess Landing CDP5.94 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Winchester town5.45 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Haskell town5.03 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Keefton CDP4.80 sq mi0.2%24.3%
Beggs city4.20 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Webbers Falls town4.19 sq mi0.2%100.0%
IXL town3.94 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Okemah city3.10 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Liberty CDP2.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Welty CDP2.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Warner town1.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rentiesville town1.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Boley town1.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Castle town1.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Morris city1.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 44 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
OK District 277,35195.4%9.8%89.9%
OK District 33,6884.6%0.5%10.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
49,922
Active Voters
41,518 (83.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic14,21728.5%
Republican27,05254.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties8,65317.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202431,980 (64.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202222,288 (44.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202027,333 (54.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201819,639 (39.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201621,415 (42.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201412,031 (24.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201216,106 (32.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/20/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
81,892 (± 642)
Median Age
41.7
Median Household Income
$51,480 (± $1,919)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,20222.2%
18 to 6446,69957.0%
65 and over16,99120.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,3834.1%
White, not Hispanic51,28462.6%
Black, not Hispanic4,3135.3%
Asian, not Hispanic5590.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic12,61715.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic230.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1480.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,56511.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
81,368
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
63,230

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic78,21696.1%
Hispanic3,1483.9%
White51,47763.3%
Black4,3745.4%
Asian4750.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native12,64315.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander240.0%
Two or More Races1,0461.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,35397.0%
Hispanic1,8773.0%
White42,39267.0%
Black4,5197.1%
Asian4520.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native13,83821.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.0%
Two or More Races4340.7%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).