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1876–2024
Bend, OR·Oregon

Bend, OR delivered D+1 in 2024.

High-desert boomtown where in-migration is rewriting the electoral map

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OR
LatestD+1in 2024
TypologyRealigning Affluent Suburbcluster typology
Population257,8142024 ACS

Bend, OR, Oregon: Realigning Affluent Suburb metro. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+44 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+1MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population
257,8142024 5-year
Median household income
$90,0452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
84.8%2024 5-year
Black
0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+44 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+43 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Bend, OR
HarrisD+1
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2024 presidential margin by county for Bend, OR, ORA map of the constituent counties of Bend, OR, OR, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Deschutes County, OR · D+10Jefferson County, OR · R+30Crook County, OR · R+50
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic48.8%75,885
Donald TrumpRepublican47.8%74,316
OtherAll other candidates3.4%5,221
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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: +1.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2020+1.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+11.0%
1896−2.6%
1900−10.4%
1904−42.6%
1908−22.8%
1912+10.4%
1916+21.6%
1920−22.5%
1924−25.6%
1928−24.6%
1932+24.8%
1936+44.3%
1940+25.2%
1944+14.6%
1948+1.5%
1952−26.9%
1956−10.3%
1960−1.8%
1964+33.7%
1968−7.6%
1972−11.0%
1976+3.0%
1980−18.7%
1984−24.8%
1988−6.3%
1992+0.1%
1996−8.0%
2000−19.3%
2004−17.2%
2008−3.8%
2012−10.5%
2016−9.7%
2020+0.0%
2024+1.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+1.0%
75,88574,316155,422
D
+0.0%
74,15674,122152,595
R
−9.7%
48,06159,686120,188
R
−10.5%
43,36653,895100,305
R
−3.8%
46,13349,83798,452
R
−17.2%
37,44653,34992,214
R
−19.3%
27,21641,33373,059
R
−8.0%
22,31327,01958,466
D
+0.1%
20,36220,32057,095
R
−6.3%
19,32921,98342,243
R
−24.8%
15,85926,37942,346
R
−18.7%
13,45720,82239,314
D
+3.0%
13,78512,95727,936
R
−11.0%
9,29111,73022,163
R
−7.6%
7,6308,99517,857
D
+33.7%
11,1055,50616,619
R
−1.8%
7,9958,29016,310
R
−10.3%
7,0248,63415,658
R
−26.9%
5,3879,38814,884
D
+1.5%
5,2075,04510,531
D
+14.6%
5,2493,8989,254
D
+25.2%
6,6813,96810,747
D
+44.3%
5,8782,1418,439
D
+24.8%
4,4292,5767,477
R
−24.6%
2,4974,1736,821
R
−25.6%
1,6913,4206,766
R
−22.5%
1,9003,1445,525
D
+21.6%
3,6032,2566,234
D
+10.4%
1,0607702,790
R
−22.8%
5489151,609
R
−42.6%
2667631,168
R
−10.4%
381474895
R
−2.6%
5756071,222
D
+11.0%
411317852
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.0%
English
17.2%
Irish
13.3%
Italian
4.0%
American
3.8%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.5%
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: 43.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.1%
3.1%
75–84
3.2%
6.4%
65–74
7.0%
6.4%
55–64
6.9%
6.3%
45–54
6.2%
6.9%
35–44
6.8%
6.7%
25–34
6.3%
3.3%
18–24
3.1%
7.6%
5–17
7.1%
2.3%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$90,045
Bend, OR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bend, OR$90,045
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
9.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.3%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Baptist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Methodist
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Bend's Deschutes County shifted from reliably Republican toward competitive territory as the metro's population roughly doubled since 2000, driven by remote workers and retirees arriving from Oregon's liberal coastal cities.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-four points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty-three points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was one point.

A population of 257,814, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,045 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bend, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bend, OR, Oregon voted Democratic by 1.0 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 155,422 votes cast, 75,885 went Democratic and 74,316 went Republican.
What is Bend, OR, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Bend, OR, Oregon in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bend, OR, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bend, OR, Oregon voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Bend, OR, Oregon?
Bend, OR, Oregon has a population of 257,814 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bend, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Bend, OR, Oregon is $90,045 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Bend, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bend, OR, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.