Eugene-Springfield, OR Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+23%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+23MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population: 384,2072024 5-year
Median household income: $71,5442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.7%2024 5-year
Black: 1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Eugene-Springfield, OR

HarrisD+23

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	59.6%	123,957
Donald TrumpRepublican	36.6%	76,149
OtherAll other candidates	3.8%	7,915

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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−25.8%
1896	+7.7%
1900	−10.2%
1904	−43.9%
1908	−18.9%
1912	+8.1%
1916	−9.8%
1920	−30.0%
1924	−37.1%
1928	−51.8%
1932	+2.2%
1936	+23.2%
1940	+2.9%
1944	−10.2%
1948	−13.9%
1952	−28.1%
1956	−12.3%
1960	−5.2%
1964	+34.6%
1968	−6.3%
1972	−1.6%
1976	+9.4%
1980	−2.0%
1984	+2.0%
1988	+18.6%
1992	+21.3%
1996	+15.2%
2000	+11.2%
2004	+17.6%
2008	+27.4%
2012	+23.4%
2016	+18.6%
2020	+24.3%
2024	+23.0%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+23.0%	123,957	76,149	208,021
2020	D	+24.3%	134,366	80,336	222,253
2016	D	+18.6%	102,753	67,141	191,950
2012	D	+23.4%	102,652	62,509	171,850
2008	D	+27.4%	114,037	63,835	182,910
2004	D	+17.6%	107,769	75,007	185,872
2000	D	+11.2%	78,583	61,578	152,188
1996	D	+15.2%	69,461	48,253	139,787
1992	D	+21.3%	74,083	41,789	151,862
1988	D	+18.6%	69,883	47,563	119,702
1984	D	+2.0%	63,999	61,493	125,852
1980	R	−2.0%	52,240	54,750	125,604
1976	D	+9.4%	56,479	46,245	108,367
1972	R	−1.6%	46,177	47,739	98,187
1968	R	−6.3%	34,521	39,563	80,549
1964	D	+34.6%	49,785	24,139	74,200
1960	R	−5.2%	32,596	36,148	68,862
1956	R	−12.3%	27,534	35,264	62,798
1952	R	−28.1%	19,960	35,693	55,919
1948	R	−13.9%	15,606	20,843	37,709
1944	R	−10.2%	14,375	17,690	32,397
1940	D	+2.9%	16,286	15,349	31,890
1936	D	+23.2%	13,926	8,309	24,215
1932	D	+2.2%	11,073	10,547	24,137
1928	R	−51.8%	4,213	13,647	18,205
1924	R	−37.1%	3,255	8,551	14,275
1920	R	−30.0%	3,986	7,714	12,447
1916	R	−9.8%	5,880	7,253	14,028
1912	O	+8.1%	2,596	1,986	7,513
1908	R	−18.9%	2,174	3,313	6,033
1904	R	−43.9%	1,166	3,501	5,314
1900	R	−10.2%	2,037	2,521	4,746
1896	D	+7.7%	2,594	2,215	4,929
1892	R	−25.8%	828	1,902	4,161
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

17.9%

English

14.8%

Irish

12.8%

Italian

4.2%

American

3.9%

Scottish

3.4%

French

3.0%

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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.3%

2.8%

75–84

3.4%

5.9%

65–74

6.7%

5.8%

55–64

6.3%

5.7%

45–54

5.5%

6.3%

35–44

6.2%

6.7%

25–34

6.3%

18–24

6.5%

6.8%

5–17

6.4%

2.2%

2.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,544

Eugene-Springfield, OR ranks near the middle of US counties.

Eugene-Springfield, OR$71,544

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

15.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.2%

Working age (18–64)16.2%

Seniors (65+)10.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.2%

speak English only

Spanish5.2%

Other Indo-European1.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

11.5%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.1%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Non-Christian

1.5%

Baptist

0.7%

Methodist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the University of Oregon, Eugene-Springfield leans heavily Democratic in state and federal contests, with Lane County delivering some of Oregon's largest raw margins for left-leaning candidates while Springfield itself runs measurably more competitive.

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

A population of 384,207, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,544 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?

In 2024, Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon voted Democratic by 23.0 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 208,021 votes cast, 123,957 went Democratic and 76,149 went Republican.

What is Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon's political typology?

Akashic places Eugene-Springfield, 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 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.

When did Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon voted Republican was 1980.

How many people live in Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon?

Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon has a population of 384,207 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon?

Median household income in Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon is $71,544 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.

What is the political history of Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Eugene-Springfield, OR, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Eugene-Springfield, OR has voted Democratic in eleven straight presidential elections — D+23 in 2024.

Key facts

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