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1876–2024
Albany, OR·Oregon

Albany, OR has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+24 in 2024.

Willamette Valley college town where margins have tightened in recent cycles

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OR
LatestR+24in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population130,7062024 ACS

Albany, OR, Oregon: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+37 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+24MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
130,7062024 5-year
Median household income
$76,3292024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.9%2024 5-year
Black
0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+37 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Albany, OR
TrumpR+24
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican60.3%43,078
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.0%25,749
OtherAll other candidates3.6%2,602
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −24.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−24.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−24.7%
1896+13.7%
1900+1.6%
1904−26.4%
1908−8.6%
1912+15.5%
1916+1.5%
1920−18.1%
1924−18.2%
1928−37.2%
1932+12.6%
1936+15.6%
1940−1.3%
1944−2.9%
1948−4.3%
1952−26.0%
1956−10.2%
1960−7.8%
1964+28.1%
1968−10.6%
1972−14.0%
1976+5.3%
1980−15.0%
1984−18.4%
1988−3.6%
1992−2.3%
1996−3.1%
2000−19.5%
2004−21.8%
2008−11.4%
2012−16.7%
2016−26.4%
2020−23.4%
2024−24.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−24.3%
25,74943,07871,429
R
−23.4%
26,51243,48672,640
R
−26.4%
17,99533,48858,719
R
−16.7%
20,37828,94451,426
R
−11.4%
22,16328,07151,982
R
−21.8%
19,94031,26052,041
R
−19.5%
16,68225,35944,388
R
−3.1%
17,04118,33141,325
R
−2.3%
15,39916,46145,287
R
−3.6%
17,00718,31236,122
R
−18.4%
16,16123,46339,699
R
−15.0%
13,51618,94336,293
D
+5.3%
15,77614,12831,241
R
−14.0%
11,17815,07927,814
R
−10.6%
10,03212,60424,284
D
+28.1%
14,9268,38223,308
R
−7.8%
11,03512,89923,934
R
−10.2%
10,15312,46922,622
R
−26.0%
8,05813,76121,959
R
−4.3%
7,2607,93615,755
R
−2.9%
6,4806,87713,493
R
−1.3%
6,3606,52312,959
D
+15.6%
5,8564,11011,211
D
+12.6%
5,3664,10610,031
R
−37.2%
2,6455,8778,691
R
−18.2%
2,6184,1418,355
R
−18.1%
3,1774,6938,355
D
+1.5%
4,6754,5249,779
D
+15.5%
2,1341,3015,376
R
−8.6%
1,8132,2024,506
R
−26.4%
1,2062,3464,316
D
+1.6%
1,9971,9274,270
D
+13.7%
2,7362,0644,907
O
−24.7%
6301,6894,289
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.7%
English
14.5%
Irish
11.6%
American
5.1%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.3%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.7%
75–84
2.8%
5.6%
65–74
6.2%
6.3%
55–64
6.5%
5.8%
45–54
5.7%
6.4%
35–44
6.4%
7.0%
25–34
6.8%
3.9%
18–24
3.7%
8.6%
5–17
7.8%
2.8%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,329
Albany, OR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Albany, OR$76,329
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish6.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
17.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Methodist
0.5%
Baptist
0.5%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Albany anchors a mid-valley metro that blends agricultural Linn County conservatism with modest urban growth, producing competitive down-ballot races even as statewide offices trend toward wider Democratic margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-eight points in 1964 and a Republican high of thirty-seven points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.

A population of 130,706, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,329 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Albany, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Albany, OR, Oregon voted Republican by 24.3 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,429 votes cast, 25,749 went Democratic and 43,078 went Republican.
What is Albany, OR, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Albany, OR, Oregon in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Albany, OR, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Albany, OR, Oregon voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Albany, OR, Oregon?
Albany, OR, Oregon has a population of 130,706 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albany, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Albany, OR, Oregon is $76,329 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Albany, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Albany, OR, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.