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1892–2024
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Bend, OR
presidential margin
2008R+3.82012R+10.52016R+9.72020D+0.022024D+1.0
full record · 1892 → 2024
D+1.0
2024
median income$90,045U.S. $80,734 · OR $83,011
median age43.2U.S. 39.1 · OR 40.6
poverty rate9.5%U.S. 12.5% · OR 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)40.3%U.S. 35.6% · OR 36.7%
non-english8.2%U.S. 22.3% · OR 15.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German18.0%
English17.2%
Irish13.3%
Mexican8.0%
Spanish0.3%
Salvadoran0.3%
religion
other traditions
Other Christian2.2%
Mainline1.7%
Other faiths0.3%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Bend, OR, Oregon

Akashic
Bend, ORHarrisD+1.0
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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), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Crook County, OR · R+50.2Deschutes County, OR · D+10.4Jefferson County, OR · R+29.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic48.8%75,885
Donald TrumpRepublican47.8%74,316
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People3.4%5,221
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Bend, OR, OR — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Crook County, ORRepublicanR+50.2
Deschutes County, ORDemocraticD+10.4
Jefferson County, ORRepublicanR+29.9
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
48.8%Harris75,885
47.8%Trump74,316
3.4%Kennedy5,221
+1.0%
155,422
D
48.6%Biden74,156
48.6%Trump74,122
2.8%Jorgensen4,317
+0.0%
152,595
R
40.0%Clinton48,061
49.7%Trump59,686
10.4%Johnson12,441
−9.7%
120,188
R
43.2%Obama43,366
53.7%Romney53,895
3.0%Johnson3,044
−10.5%
100,305
R
46.9%Obama46,133
50.6%McCain49,837
2.5%Nader2,482
−3.8%
98,452
R
40.6%Kerry37,446
57.9%Bush53,349
1.5%Other1,419
−17.2%
92,214
R
37.3%Gore27,216
56.6%Bush41,333
6.2%Nader4,510
−19.3%
73,059
R
38.2%Clinton22,313
46.2%Dole27,019
15.6%Perot9,134
−8.0%
58,466
D
35.7%Clinton20,362
35.6%Bush20,320
28.7%Perot16,413
+0.1%
57,095
R
45.8%Dukakis19,329
52.0%Bush21,983
2.2%Paul931
−6.3%
42,243
R
37.5%Mondale15,859
62.3%Reagan26,379
0.3%Other108
−24.8%
42,346
R
34.2%Carter13,457
53.0%Reagan20,822
12.8%Anderson5,035
−18.7%
39,314
D
49.3%Carter13,785
46.4%Ford12,957
4.3%McCarthy1,194
+3.0%
27,936
R
41.9%McGovern9,291
52.9%Nixon11,730
5.2%Schmitz1,142
−11.0%
22,163
R
42.7%Humphrey7,630
50.4%Nixon8,995
6.9%Wallace1,232
−7.6%
17,857
D
66.8%Johnson11,105
33.1%Goldwater5,506
0.0%Hass8
+33.7%
16,619
R
49.0%Kennedy7,995
50.8%Nixon8,290
0.2%Byrd25
−1.8%
16,310
R
44.9%Stevenson7,024
55.1%Eisenhower8,634
0.0%
−10.3%
15,658
R
36.2%Stevenson5,387
63.1%Eisenhower9,388
0.7%Hallinan109
−26.9%
14,884
D
49.4%Truman5,207
47.9%Dewey5,045
2.6%Thurmond279
+1.5%
10,531
D
56.7%Roosevelt5,249
42.1%Dewey3,898
1.2%Thomas107
+14.6%
9,254
D
62.2%Roosevelt6,681
36.9%Willkie3,968
0.9%Thomas98
+25.2%
10,747
D
69.7%Roosevelt5,878
25.4%Landon2,141
5.0%Lemke420
+44.3%
8,439
D
59.2%Roosevelt4,429
34.5%Hoover2,576
6.3%Thomas472
+24.8%
7,477
R
36.6%Smith2,497
61.2%Hoover4,173
2.2%Thomas151
−24.6%
6,821
R
25.0%Davis1,691
50.5%Coolidge3,420
24.5%La Follette1,655
−25.6%
6,766
R
34.4%Cox1,900
56.9%Harding3,144
8.7%Debs481
−22.5%
5,525
D
57.8%Wilson3,603
36.2%Hughes2,256
6.0%Benson375
+21.6%
6,234
D
38.0%Wilson1,060
27.6%Taft770
34.4%Roosevelt960
+10.4%
2,790
R
34.1%Bryan548
56.9%Taft915
9.1%Debs146
−22.8%
1,609
R
22.8%Parker266
65.3%Roosevelt763
11.9%Debs139
−42.6%
1,168
R
42.6%Bryan381
53.0%McKinley474
4.5%Woolley40
−10.4%
895
R
47.1%Bryan575
49.7%McKinley607
3.3%Palmer40
−2.6%
1,222
D
48.2%Cleveland411
37.2%Harrison317
14.6%Weaver124
+11.0%
852
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +1.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2020+1.0%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
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

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 44.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 42.6 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.0 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.0 points.

A population of 257,814, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,045 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Truckee-Grass Valley, CA and Medford, OR.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Truckee-Grass Valley, CA
91.6twin score
12-yr trend% unaffiliatedmedian income≠ median age
Medford, OR
88.9twin score
% unaffiliated2016–2024 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend
Steamboat Springs, CO
86.2twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectorycollege share≠ population scale

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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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+1.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 155,422 votes cast, 75,885 went Democratic and 74,316 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Bend, OR, Oregon from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.