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1876–2024
Hood River, OR·Oregon

Hood River, OR has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Columbia River Gorge hub where outdoor economy meets orchard agriculture

1876 — 2024·38 elections
OR
Latest
D+35
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
23,905
2024 ACS

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

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+35MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic 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 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
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

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.
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.
Median household income
2024 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.
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.
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.
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.

The Democratic margin in Hood River, OR reached its widest at thirty-seven points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was thirty-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $88,947, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 23,905 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Hood River, OR, Oregon as a "Democratic loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.