Oklahoma school board elections, 2019

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2019 Oklahoma School Board Elections
District	Primary	General Election	General Runoff Election	Regular term length	Seats up for election	Total board seats	2016-17 enrollment
Banner School District	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	3	1	3	234
Bixby Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	2	5	6,204
Broken Arrow Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	19,059
Catoosa Public Schools	2/12/2019	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	2,083
Crooked Oak Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	1,228
Crutcho Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	3	1	5	362
Deer Creek Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	2	5
Edmond Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	24,403
Jenks Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	11,965
Jones Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	1,152
Little Axe Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	1,296
Luther Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	795
McLoud Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	1,841
Midwest City-Del City Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	14,302
Millwood Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	899
Moore Public Schools	2/12/2019	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	24,355
Mustang Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	2	5	11,031
Oakdale Public School	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	3	1	3	654
Oklahoma City Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	8	39,806
Owasso Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	9,737
Piedmont Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	3,824
Putnam City Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	19,475
Tulsa Public Schools	2/12/2019	4/2/2019	N/A	4	2	7	38,625
Union Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	15,983
Western Heights Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	3,580
Yukon Public Schools	N/A	4/2/2019	N/A	5	1	5	8,479

Academic performance

See also: Public education in Oklahoma

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NAEP scores

See also: NAEP scores by state

The National Center for Education Statistics provides state-by-state data on student achievement levels in mathematics and reading in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The table below presents the percentage of fourth- and eighth- grade students that scored at or above proficient in reading and math during school year 2012-2013. Compared to three neighboring states (Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri), Oklahoma had the smallest percentage of students scoring at or above proficient in all categories.

Percent of students scoring at or above proficient, 2012-2013
	Math - Grade 4	Math - Grade 8	Reading - Grade 4	Reading - Grade 8
Oklahoma	36%	25%	30%	29%
Arkansas	39%	28%	32%	30%
Kansas	48%	40%	38%	36%
Missouri	39%	33%	35%	36%
United States	41%	34%	34%	34%
Source: United States Department of Education, ED Data Express, "State Tables"

Graduation, ACT and SAT scores

See also: Graduation rates by groups in state and ACT and SAT scores in the United States

The following table shows the graduation rates and average composite ACT and SAT scores for Oklahoma and surrounding states during the 2012-2013 school year. All statements made in this section refer to that school year.

In the United States, public schools reported graduation rates that averaged about 81.4 percent. About 54 percent of all students in the country took the ACT, while 50 percent reported taking the SAT. The average national composite scores for those tests were 20.9 out of a possible 36 for the ACT and 1498 out of a possible 2400 for the SAT.

Oklahoma schools reported a graduation rate of 84.8 percent, the lowest among its neighboring states.

In Oklahoma, more students took the ACT than the SAT, earning an average ACT score of 20.8.

Comparison table for graduation rates and test scores, 2012-2013
State	Graduation rate, 2013		Average ACT composite, 2013		Average SAT composite, 2013
	Percent	Quintile ranking**	Score	Participation rate	Score	Participation rate
Oklahoma	84.8%	Second	20.8	75%	1689	5%
Arkansas	84.9%	Second	20.2	90%	1697	4%
Kansas	85.7%	Second	21.8	75%	1752	6%
Missouri	85.7%	Second	21.6	74%	1773	4%
United States	81.4%		20.9	54%	1498	50%
**Graduation rates for states in the first quintile ranked in the top 20 percent nationally. Similarly, graduation rates for states in the fifth quintile ranked in the bottom 20 percent nationally. Sources: United States Department of Education, "ED Data Express" ACT.org, "2013 ACT National and State Scores" The Commonwealth Foundation, "SAT scores by state, 2013"

Dropout rate

See also: Public high school dropout rates by state for a full comparison of dropout rates by group in all states

The high school event dropout rate indicates the proportion of students who were enrolled at some time during the school year and were expected to be enrolled in grades nine through 12 in the following school year but were not enrolled by October 1 of the following school year. Students who have graduated, transferred to another school, died, moved to another country, or who are out of school due to illness are not considered dropouts. The average public high school event dropout rate for the United States remained constant at 3.3 percent for both school year 2010–2011 and school year 2011–2012. The event dropout rate for Oklahoma was lower than the national average at 2.5 percent in the 2010-2011 school year and 2.5 percent in the 2011-2012 school year.

State profile

State profile

See also: Oklahoma and Oklahoma elections, 2019

Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

• Oklahoma voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Congressional delegation

• Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. Senators from Oklahoma were Republicans.
• Oklahoma had one Democratic and four Republican U.S. Representatives.

State executives

• Republicans held 13 of Oklahoma's 15 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
• Oklahoma's governor was Republican Kevin Stitt.

State legislature

• Republicans controlled the Oklahoma State Senate with a 39-9 majority.
• Republicans controlled the Oklahoma House of Representatives with a 77-24 majority.

Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
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Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Oklahoma quick stats

• Became a state in 1907
• 46th state admitted to the United States
• Oklahoma is home to the world's first parking meter.
• Members of the Oklahoma State Senate: 48
• Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives: 101
• U.S. senators: 2
• U.S. representatives: 5

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Demographic data for Oklahoma
	Oklahoma	U.S.
Total population:	3,907,414	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	68,595	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	73.1%	73.6%
Black/African American:	7.2%	12.6%
Asian:	1.9%	5.1%
Native American:	7.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	7.8%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	9.6%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	86.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	24.1%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$46,879	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	19.7%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Oklahoma. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Oklahoma. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Oklahoma with 65.3 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 28.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1904 and 2016, Oklahoma voted for the winning presidential candidate 72.4 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Oklahoma supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 65.5 to 34.5 percent. The state favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Oklahoma. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 8 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 11 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 93 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 90 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 42.2 points. Trump won 18 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	24.32%	75.68%	R+51.4	16.67%	80.81%	R+64.1	D
2	29.47%	70.53%	R+41.1	20.82%	76.06%	R+55.2	R
3	29.56%	70.44%	R+40.9	19.56%	76.82%	R+57.3	R
4	43.62%	56.38%	R+12.8	34.58%	58.79%	R+24.2	D
5	31.75%	68.25%	R+36.5	22.03%	74.09%	R+52.1	R
6	28.92%	71.08%	R+42.2	19.41%	76.14%	R+56.7	D
7	34.12%	65.88%	R+31.8	23.64%	72.17%	R+48.5	D
8	29.55%	70.45%	R+40.9	19.53%	75.61%	R+56.1	R
9	26.43%	73.57%	R+47.1	20.72%	73.96%	R+53.2	R
10	27.27%	72.73%	R+45.5	19.29%	75.83%	R+56.5	R
11	26.06%	73.94%	R+47.9	23.18%	70.49%	R+47.3	R
12	30.64%	69.36%	R+38.7	21.78%	73.34%	R+51.6	R
13	46.26%	53.74%	R+7.5	36.08%	59.48%	R+23.4	R
14	38.47%	61.53%	R+23.1	29.50%	65.07%	R+35.6	R
15	31.90%	68.10%	R+36.2	20.23%	75.99%	R+55.8	D
16	39.02%	60.98%	R+22	29.97%	65.84%	R+35.9	R
17	31.39%	68.61%	R+37.2	21.06%	74.60%	R+53.5	D
18	31.64%	68.36%	R+36.7	21.84%	73.83%	R+52	D
19	27.18%	72.82%	R+45.6	17.56%	79.47%	R+61.9	R
20	25.66%	74.34%	R+48.7	19.48%	75.42%	R+55.9	R
21	27.83%	72.17%	R+44.3	20.76%	75.19%	R+54.4	R
22	29.42%	70.58%	R+41.2	19.19%	76.84%	R+57.7	R
23	37.17%	62.83%	R+25.7	34.74%	59.77%	R+25	R
24	34.55%	65.45%	R+30.9	24.22%	71.24%	R+47	D
25	30.62%	69.38%	R+38.8	24.52%	70.33%	R+45.8	R
26	33.33%	66.67%	R+33.3	27.68%	65.11%	R+37.4	R
27	27.54%	72.46%	R+44.9	19.98%	74.47%	R+54.5	R
28	31.29%	68.71%	R+37.4	23.00%	72.55%	R+49.6	R
29	27.44%	72.56%	R+45.1	19.03%	76.45%	R+57.4	R
30	27.26%	72.74%	R+45.5	22.28%	72.41%	R+50.1	R
31	24.22%	75.78%	R+51.6	21.13%	72.89%	R+51.8	R
32	28.96%	71.04%	R+42.1	19.60%	75.11%	R+55.5	R
33	30.42%	69.58%	R+39.2	24.69%	68.50%	R+43.8	R
34	43.63%	56.37%	R+12.7	41.69%	47.73%	R+6	D
35	27.29%	72.71%	R+45.4	19.27%	75.77%	R+56.5	R
36	27.27%	72.73%	R+45.5	20.70%	74.80%	R+54.1	R
37	30.60%	69.40%	R+38.8	24.59%	70.14%	R+45.6	R
38	22.95%	77.05%	R+54.1	15.96%	79.29%	R+63.3	R
39	27.52%	72.48%	R+45	30.36%	61.83%	R+31.5	R
40	27.22%	72.78%	R+45.6	23.93%	69.43%	R+45.5	R
41	20.25%	79.75%	R+59.5	19.65%	74.25%	R+54.6	R
42	24.59%	75.41%	R+50.8	16.63%	79.04%	R+62.4	R
43	23.51%	76.49%	R+53	22.34%	70.39%	R+48.1	R
44	60.12%	39.88%	D+20.2	58.74%	32.02%	D+26.7	D
45	46.57%	53.43%	R+6.9	45.28%	45.98%	R+0.7	D
46	40.27%	59.73%	R+19.5	41.33%	51.65%	R+10.3	D
47	20.44%	79.56%	R+59.1	18.77%	75.26%	R+56.5	R
48	31.02%	68.98%	R+38	24.52%	71.34%	R+46.8	R
49	25.99%	74.01%	R+48	17.67%	78.58%	R+60.9	R
50	24.87%	75.13%	R+50.3	18.06%	78.21%	R+60.2	R
51	21.55%	78.45%	R+56.9	15.47%	80.44%	R+65	R
52	26.37%	73.63%	R+47.3	19.34%	76.19%	R+56.9	R
53	30.19%	69.81%	R+39.6	28.09%	64.20%	R+36.1	R
54	30.53%	69.47%	R+38.9	27.73%	64.36%	R+36.6	R
55	20.90%	79.10%	R+58.2	13.10%	82.88%	R+69.8	R
56	35.15%	64.85%	R+29.7	26.25%	68.53%	R+42.3	D
57	23.41%	76.59%	R+53.2	18.74%	75.79%	R+57.1	R
58	17.05%	82.95%	R+65.9	11.66%	83.28%	R+71.6	R
59	16.90%	83.10%	R+66.2	13.11%	83.23%	R+70.1	R
60	27.03%	72.97%	R+45.9	21.85%	72.52%	R+50.7	R
61	13.07%	86.93%	R+73.9	11.23%	84.53%	R+73.3	R
62	48.97%	51.03%	R+2.1	44.21%	50.19%	R+6	R
63	35.33%	64.67%	R+29.3	27.60%	67.41%	R+39.8	R
64	44.83%	55.17%	R+10.3	39.78%	53.14%	R+13.4	R
65	27.73%	72.27%	R+44.5	19.27%	75.91%	R+56.6	R
66	36.00%	64.00%	R+28	31.50%	62.79%	R+31.3	R
67	24.45%	75.55%	R+51.1	27.75%	66.45%	R+38.7	R
68	31.36%	68.64%	R+37.3	28.26%	65.55%	R+37.3	R
69	24.16%	75.84%	R+51.7	25.05%	69.12%	R+44.1	R
70	38.78%	61.22%	R+22.4	41.95%	51.10%	R+9.2	R
71	46.54%	53.46%	R+6.9	49.59%	43.09%	D+6.5	R
72	64.07%	35.93%	D+28.1	57.75%	36.56%	D+21.2	D
73	89.78%	10.22%	D+79.6	85.51%	10.95%	D+74.6	D
74	23.76%	76.24%	R+52.5	21.80%	72.58%	R+50.8	R
75	36.45%	63.55%	R+27.1	36.07%	58.00%	R+21.9	D
76	29.23%	70.77%	R+41.5	29.60%	64.51%	R+34.9	R
77	46.33%	53.67%	R+7.3	42.71%	50.64%	R+7.9	D
78	46.33%	53.67%	R+7.3	47.44%	45.53%	D+1.9	D
79	36.43%	63.57%	R+27.1	38.62%	54.86%	R+16.2	R
80	22.50%	77.50%	R+55	22.26%	72.43%	R+50.2	R
81	30.71%	69.29%	R+38.6	32.57%	58.39%	R+25.8	R
82	28.67%	71.33%	R+42.7	32.14%	60.98%	R+28.8	R
83	37.63%	62.37%	R+24.7	41.87%	50.91%	R+9	R
84	34.99%	65.01%	R+30	34.26%	57.94%	R+23.7	R
85	38.90%	61.10%	R+22.2	43.24%	49.36%	R+6.1	D
86	33.30%	66.70%	R+33.4	22.16%	72.65%	R+50.5	D
87	44.55%	55.45%	R+10.9	45.90%	45.36%	D+0.5	D
88	62.10%	37.90%	D+24.2	62.41%	28.23%	D+34.2	D
89	59.05%	40.95%	D+18.1	57.41%	36.36%	D+21.1	D
90	39.90%	60.10%	R+20.2	35.95%	56.77%	R+20.8	R
91	26.81%	73.19%	R+46.4	27.93%	66.24%	R+38.3	R
92	58.72%	41.28%	D+17.4	54.66%	38.25%	D+16.4	D
93	42.09%	57.91%	R+15.8	43.18%	50.17%	R+7	D
94	47.76%	52.24%	R+4.5	43.29%	49.41%	R+6.1	D
95	41.84%	58.16%	R+16.3	37.94%	54.62%	R+16.7	R
96	24.15%	75.85%	R+51.7	21.91%	72.25%	R+50.3	R
97	74.13%	25.87%	D+48.3	69.20%	26.39%	D+42.8	D
98	25.49%	74.51%	R+49	23.71%	70.43%	R+46.7	R
99	81.48%	18.52%	D+63	76.46%	17.59%	D+58.9	D
100	36.62%	63.38%	R+26.8	38.23%	54.28%	R+16.1	R
101	32.40%	67.60%	R+35.2	27.61%	66.12%	R+38.5	R
Total	33.23%	66.77%	R+33.5	28.93%	65.32%	R+36.4	-
Source: Daily Kos

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