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1892–2024
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La Grande, OR
presidential margin
2008R+23.62012R+30.32016R+40.02020R+40.42024R+40.0
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+40.0
2024
median income$65,661U.S. $80,734 · OR $83,011
median age40.0U.S. 39.1 · OR 40.6
poverty rate16.1%U.S. 12.5% · OR 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)26.1%U.S. 35.6% · OR 36.7%
non-english4.9%U.S. 22.3% · OR 15.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German16.7%
English15.1%
Irish9.1%
Mexican4.3%
Spanish0.5%
Puerto Rican0.2%
Marshallese0.2%
Chinese0.5%
Filipino0.3%
Korean0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline2.0%
Other Christian1.5%
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.

La Grande, OR, Oregon

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La Grande, ORTrumpR+40.0
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2024 presidential margin by county for La Grande, OR, ORA map of the single county of La Grande, OR, OR, 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.Union County, OR · R+40.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.2%9,942
Kamala HarrisDemocratic28.2%4,107
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People3.6%525
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for La Grande, OR, OR — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Union County, ORRepublicanR+40.0
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
28.2%Harris4,107
68.2%Trump9,942
3.6%Kennedy525
−40.0%
14,574
R
28.5%Biden4,254
68.9%Trump10,298
2.6%Jorgensen392
−40.4%
14,944
R
25.1%Clinton3,249
65.0%Trump8,431
9.9%Johnson1,288
−40.0%
12,968
R
32.9%Obama3,973
63.3%Romney7,636
3.8%Johnson461
−30.3%
12,070
R
36.6%Obama4,613
60.2%McCain7,581
3.2%Nader400
−23.6%
12,594
R
32.8%Kerry4,428
65.7%Bush8,879
1.6%Other212
−32.9%
13,519
R
29.6%Gore3,577
64.9%Bush7,836
5.5%Nader663
−35.3%
12,076
R
38.6%Clinton4,379
47.7%Dole5,414
13.7%Perot1,552
−9.1%
11,345
R
34.4%Clinton3,990
36.4%Bush4,223
29.1%Perot3,375
−2.0%
11,588
R
46.4%Dukakis4,682
50.2%Bush5,061
3.4%Paul347
−3.8%
10,090
R
38.2%Mondale4,134
61.4%Reagan6,645
0.5%Other50
−23.2%
10,829
R
32.6%Carter3,677
57.8%Reagan6,514
9.6%Anderson1,081
−25.2%
11,272
R
43.5%Carter4,280
52.0%Ford5,111
4.5%McCarthy438
−8.5%
9,829
R
36.4%McGovern3,272
56.5%Nixon5,073
7.1%Schmitz640
−20.0%
8,985
R
44.0%Humphrey3,409
49.0%Nixon3,796
7.0%Wallace542
−5.0%
7,747
D
65.8%Johnson4,929
34.1%Goldwater2,553
0.1%Hass7
+31.7%
7,489
D
52.5%Kennedy4,081
47.5%Nixon3,689
0.0%
+5.0%
7,770
D
53.9%Stevenson4,389
46.1%Eisenhower3,749
0.0%
+7.9%
8,138
R
46.0%Stevenson3,526
53.7%Eisenhower4,114
0.3%Hallinan23
−7.7%
7,663
D
56.9%Truman3,808
39.8%Dewey2,668
3.3%Thurmond222
+17.0%
6,698
D
61.5%Roosevelt3,951
37.6%Dewey2,413
0.9%Thomas60
+23.9%
6,424
D
62.5%Roosevelt4,500
36.7%Willkie2,642
0.8%Thomas54
+25.8%
7,196
D
69.2%Roosevelt4,643
22.6%Landon1,517
8.2%Lemke552
+46.6%
6,712
D
70.1%Roosevelt4,450
26.9%Hoover1,705
3.1%Thomas195
+43.2%
6,350
R
39.6%Smith2,154
59.1%Hoover3,219
1.3%Thomas71
−19.6%
5,444
R
32.1%Davis1,816
42.9%Coolidge2,428
25.1%La Follette1,419
−10.8%
5,663
R
37.8%Cox1,899
56.7%Harding2,844
5.5%Debs277
−18.8%
5,020
D
54.5%Wilson3,086
39.8%Hughes2,253
5.8%Benson326
+14.7%
5,665
O
34.8%Wilson1,090
21.4%Taft671
43.8%Roosevelt1,373
Roosevelt +9.0
3,134
R
40.0%Bryan1,191
50.7%Taft1,510
9.4%Debs279
−10.7%
2,980
R
25.9%Parker775
62.9%Roosevelt1,884
11.2%Debs337
−37.0%
2,996
D
50.0%Bryan1,646
45.9%McKinley1,512
4.1%Woolley134
+4.1%
3,292
D
61.8%Bryan2,155
37.4%McKinley1,303
0.8%Palmer29
+24.4%
3,487
O
20.1%Cleveland586
34.6%Harrison1,008
45.3%Weaver1,321
Weaver +10.7
2,915
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: −40.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−40.0%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−14.5%
1896+24.4%
1900+4.1%
1904−37.0%
1908−10.7%
1912+13.4%
1916+14.7%
1920−18.8%
1924−10.8%
1928−19.6%
1932+43.2%
1936+46.6%
1940+25.8%
1944+23.9%
1948+17.0%
1952−7.7%
1956+7.9%
1960+5.0%
1964+31.7%
1968−5.0%
1972−20.0%
1976−8.5%
1980−25.2%
1984−23.2%
1988−3.8%
1992−2.0%
1996−9.1%
2000−35.3%
2004−32.9%
2008−23.6%
2012−30.3%
2016−40.0%
2020−40.4%
2024−40.0%
DemocraticRepublican

Anchored by Union County in the Blue Mountains corridor, La Grande leans Republican by wide margins in statewide races, reflecting the rural, agriculture-dependent economy that defines much of Oregon east of the Cascades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 40.4 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 40.0 points.

A population of 26,144, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,661 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Baker City, OR and Sheridan, WY.

Political twins — metros

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

Baker City, OR
89.1twin score
2000–2004 trajectory% unaffiliatedpopulation scale≠ median age
Sheridan, WY
88.9twin score
2000–2020 trajectorypopulation scale≠ Polish ancestry
Riverton, WY
87.5twin score
2000–2016 trajectory

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 La Grande, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, La Grande, OR, Oregon voted Republican by 40.0 points (R+40.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,574 votes cast, 4,107 went Democratic and 9,942 went Republican.
When did La Grande, OR, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which La Grande, OR, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in La Grande, OR, Oregon?
La Grande, OR, Oregon has a population of 26,144 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in La Grande, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in La Grande, OR, Oregon is $65,661 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of La Grande, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in La Grande, OR, Oregon from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.