Oregon — Elections 1876–2024

Oregon: state. In 2024, voted D+14%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+14MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 4,254,2932024 5-year
Median household income: $83,0112024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 74.6%2024 5-year
Black: 1.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 14.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+35 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Oregon

HarrisD+14

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	55.3%	1,238,142
Donald TrumpRepublican	41.0%	917,507
OtherAll other candidates	3.8%	84,123

D+60

R+60

36 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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−26.4%
1896	−2.1%
1900	−15.6%
1904	−47.6%
1908	−22.1%
1912	+9.0%
1916	−2.6%
1920	−26.7%
1924	−26.8%
1928	−30.0%
1932	+21.1%
1936	+34.8%
1940	+8.1%
1944	+4.8%
1948	−3.4%
1952	−21.6%
1956	−10.5%
1960	−5.2%
1964	+27.8%
1968	−6.0%
1972	−10.1%
1976	−0.2%
1980	−9.7%
1984	−12.2%
1988	+4.7%
1992	+10.0%
1996	+8.1%
2000	+0.4%
2004	+4.2%
2008	+16.3%
2012	+12.1%
2016	+11.0%
2020	+16.1%
2024	+14.3%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+14.3%	1,238,142	917,507	2,239,772
2020	D	+16.1%	1,340,383	958,448	2,374,321
2016	D	+11.0%	1,002,106	782,403	2,001,336
2012	D	+12.1%	970,488	754,175	1,789,270
2008	D	+16.3%	1,037,291	738,475	1,827,864
2004	D	+4.2%	943,163	866,831	1,836,782
2000	D	+0.4%	720,342	713,577	1,533,968
1996	D	+8.1%	649,641	538,152	1,377,760
1992	D	+10.0%	621,314	475,757	1,462,643
1988	D	+4.7%	616,206	560,126	1,201,694
1984	R	−12.2%	536,479	685,700	1,226,527
1980	R	−9.7%	456,890	571,044	1,181,516
1976	R	−0.2%	490,407	492,120	1,029,876
1972	R	−10.1%	392,760	486,686	927,946
1968	R	−6.0%	358,866	408,433	819,622
1964	D	+27.8%	501,017	282,779	786,305
1960	R	−5.2%	367,402	408,060	776,421
1956	R	−10.5%	329,204	406,393	735,597
1952	R	−21.6%	270,579	420,815	695,059
1948	R	−3.4%	243,147	260,904	524,080
1944	D	+4.8%	248,635	225,365	480,147
1940	D	+8.1%	258,415	219,555	481,240
1936	D	+34.8%	266,733	122,706	414,021
1932	D	+21.1%	213,871	136,019	368,808
1928	R	−30.0%	109,223	205,341	319,942
1924	R	−26.8%	67,589	142,579	279,488
1920	R	−26.7%	80,019	143,592	238,522
1916	R	−2.6%	120,087	126,813	261,650
1912	O	+9.0%	47,064	34,673	137,040
1908	R	−22.1%	38,049	62,530	110,892
1904	R	−47.6%	17,521	60,455	90,154
1900	R	−15.6%	33,385	46,526	84,216
1896	R	−2.1%	46,745	48,779	97,502
1892	R	−26.4%	14,243	35,002	78,491
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	D	55.8%	40.9%	1,927,949
2020	D	56.9%	39.3%	2,321,249
2016	D	56.6%	33.3%	1,952,478
2014	D	55.7%	36.9%	1,461,618
2010	D	57.2%	39.2%	1,442,588
2008	D	48.9%	45.6%	1,767,504
2004	D	63.4%	31.7%	1,780,550
2002	R	39.6%	56.2%	1,267,221
1998	D	61.1%	33.8%	1,117,747
1996	R	45.9%	49.8%	1,360,230
1992	R	46.5%	52.1%	1,376,033
1990	R	46.2%	53.7%	1,099,255
1986	R	36.0%	63.0%	1,042,555
1984	R	33.4%	66.5%	1,214,735
1980	R	44.0%	52.1%	1,140,494
1978	R	38.3%	61.6%	892,518

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

16.3%

English

14.1%

Irish

11.1%

American

4.3%

Italian

3.5%

Scottish

3.0%

French

2.4%

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: 40.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.2%

2.5%

75–84

3.0%

5.4%

65–74

6.0%

55–64

6.2%

45–54

6.0%

7.1%

35–44

6.9%

7.1%

25–34

6.9%

4.3%

18–24

4.2%

7.7%

5–17

7.3%

2.5%

2.4%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$83,011

Oregon ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

12.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.3%

Working age (18–64)11.7%

Seniors (65+)10.7%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.7%

speak English only

Spanish9.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%

Other Indo-European2.5%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

14.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

11.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.5%

Mainline Protestant

2.2%

Non-Christian

1.4%

Baptist

0.8%

Methodist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Oregon sits in the Pacific Northwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-five points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty-eight points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fourteen points.

A population of 4,254,293, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,011 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Oregon vote in 2024?

In 2024, Oregon voted Democratic by 14.3 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,239,772 votes cast, 1,238,142 went Democratic and 917,507 went Republican.

What is Oregon's political typology?

Akashic places Oregon in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.

When did Oregon last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Oregon voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Oregon?

Oregon has a population of 4,254,293 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Oregon?

Median household income in Oregon is $83,011 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.

What is the political history of Oregon?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Washington County, OR	D +22,836
Multnomah County, OR	D +17,234
Deschutes County, OR	D +14,012

Oregon has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+14 in 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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