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1876–2024
Hood River, OR·Oregon

Hood River, OR has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+35 in 2024.

Columbia River Gorge hub where outdoor economy meets orchard agriculture

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OR
LatestD+35in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population23,9052024 ACS

Hood River, OR, Oregon: New American metro. In 2024, voted D+35%. Democratic peak: D+37 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+35MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
23,9052024 5-year
Median household income
$88,9472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
67.6%2024 5-year
Black
1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
30.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+37 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+33 in 1908MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Hood River, OR
HarrisD+35
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic65.8%8,364
Donald TrumpRepublican30.3%3,854
OtherAll other candidates3.8%489
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: +35.5% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+35.5%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892No data
1896No data
1900No data
1904No data
1908−33.1%
1912+7.8%
1916−4.6%
1920−28.5%
1924−21.2%
1928−32.5%
1932+9.2%
1936+36.0%
1940+1.3%
1944−1.2%
1948−9.2%
1952−26.2%
1956−12.6%
1960−11.8%
1964+32.5%
1968−4.0%
1972−14.1%
1976−1.4%
1980−7.4%
1984−19.9%
1988+0.3%
1992+8.3%
1996+11.4%
2000+4.1%
2004+14.8%
2008+30.9%
2012+26.7%
2016+29.7%
2020+36.7%
2024+35.5%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+35.5%
8,3643,85412,707
D
+36.7%
8,7643,95513,090
D
+29.7%
6,5103,27210,910
D
+26.7%
6,0583,4299,838
D
+30.9%
6,3023,2659,830
D
+14.8%
5,5874,1249,859
D
+4.1%
4,0723,7218,549
D
+11.4%
3,6542,7947,574
D
+8.3%
3,1062,4537,841
D
+0.3%
3,2753,2576,689
R
−19.9%
3,0224,5317,571
R
−7.4%
2,9243,4507,092
R
−1.4%
3,1143,2106,636
R
−14.1%
2,3303,1525,841
R
−4.0%
2,3852,5975,317
D
+32.5%
3,5641,7865,472
R
−11.8%
2,4503,1035,555
R
−12.6%
2,4453,1495,594
R
−26.2%
1,9303,3105,267
R
−9.2%
1,7612,1344,042
R
−1.2%
1,9602,0084,012
D
+1.3%
2,3672,3054,689
D
+36.0%
2,7591,2494,195
D
+9.2%
1,6851,3873,256
R
−32.5%
9051,8062,769
R
−21.2%
6831,2142,506
R
−28.5%
7611,4492,417
R
−4.6%
1,1881,3142,719
O
+7.8%
5193961,581
R
−33.1%
3597671,234
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.6%
English
15.1%
Irish
8.5%
American
6.3%
Scottish
3.3%
Italian
2.5%
French
1.6%
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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
0.8%
2.4%
75–84
3.3%
5.6%
65–74
5.3%
7.1%
55–64
6.3%
6.0%
45–54
6.9%
7.2%
35–44
6.4%
6.6%
25–34
6.2%
4.0%
18–24
3.4%
8.0%
5–17
8.5%
2.3%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,947
Hood River, OR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hood River, OR$88,947
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
8.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.0%
Working age (18–64)7.4%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.5%
speak English only
Spanish24.7%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
17.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
13.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Methodist
0.6%
Baptist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hood River's political profile reflects a tension between longtime farming families and an influx of outdoor-recreation professionals, producing margins that often split noticeably from surrounding rural Columbia County.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-seven points in 2020 and a Republican high of thirty-three points in 1908. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-five points.

A population of 23,905, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,947 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Hood River, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hood River, OR, Oregon voted Democratic by 35.5 points (D+35), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,707 votes cast, 8,364 went Democratic and 3,854 went Republican.
What is Hood River, OR, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Hood River, OR, Oregon in the "New American" 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 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Hood River, OR, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Hood River, OR, Oregon voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Hood River, OR, Oregon?
Hood River, OR, Oregon has a population of 23,905 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hood River, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Hood River, OR, Oregon is $88,947 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Hood River, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hood River, OR, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.