Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Alfalfa County
Population loss as in major -- 50% or more. Source : Wikipedia ( Alfalfa County , Cherokee ) Cherokee is the county seat of Alfalfa County . P opulation loss by degrees: 80-89% , 70-79% , 60-69% , 50-59%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree: 20.9% - Alfalfa County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 19.0% - Alfalfa County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Alfalfa County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1936, when FDR won his 2nd of 4 terms. In 1964, Barry Goldwater beat LBJ by 17.2 percentage points , and third-party candidate George Wallace received 8.1 % of the vote in 1968. Cherokee City-County Library Related reading: Rash of Suicides in Oklahoma Shows That the Crisis on the Farm Goes On . ( The New York Times , 8/17/1987) Warren Cox, a 51-year-old wheat farmer from Carmen, in northwestern Oklaho...