† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCoos BayOregonUnited States
German16.5%16.3%12.5%
English14.4%14.1%9.5%
Irish14.0%11.1%9.4%
American4.1%4.3%5.3%
Italian3.3%3.5%4.8%
Scottish3.1%3.0%1.3%
Norwegian3.0%3.1%—
French2.9%2.1%1.6%
Mexican5.9%11.5%11.3%
Spaniard0.6%0.4%—
Spanish0.5%0.4%—
Cuban0.4%0.2%0.7%
Honduran0.4%—0.3%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Filipino0.7%0.5%0.9%
Japanese0.7%0.3%0.2%
Chinese0.3%0.9%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Coos Bay
Oregon
United States
Median age
44.1
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.5%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Coos Bay
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$56,524
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.3%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.9%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Coos Bay
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.2%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
4.9%
9.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Coos Bay
Oregon
United States
Catholic
—
11.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
66.9%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Coos Bay, Oregon
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+0.8%
2008
+9.3%
2012
+6.5%
2016
−8.8%
2020
−6.1%
2024
−5.2%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
45.5%Harris3,538
50.7%Trump3,944
3.8%
R+5.2
D+0.9
R+3.8
7,775
R
45.1%Biden3,704
51.2%Trump4,206
3.7%
R+6.1
D+2.7
R+10.6
8,211
R
40.2%Clinton2,760
49.0%Trump3,362
10.8%
R+8.8
R+15.3
R+10.9
6,866
D
51.2%Obama2,979
44.7%Romney2,600
4.1%
D+6.5
R+2.8
D+2.7
5,816
D
53.0%Obama3,632
43.7%McCain2,992
3.3%
D+9.3
D+8.6
D+2.1
6,847
D
49.1%Kerry3,629
48.4%Bush3,572
2.5%
D+0.8
—
D+3.2
7,387
Coos Bay's economy pivoted hard after the timber bust of the 1980s, and that working-class industrial history consistently pulls its electorate toward candidates who emphasize economic security over environmental regulation.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.3 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 8.8 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.2 points.
A population of 15,925, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,524 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of North Bend and Marietta.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Coos Bay, Oregon voted Republican by 5.2 points (R+5.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,775 votes cast, 3,538 went Democratic and 3,944 went Republican.
When did Coos Bay, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Coos Bay, Oregon voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Coos Bay, Oregon?
Coos Bay, Oregon has a population of 15,925 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Coos Bay, Oregon?
Median household income in Coos Bay, Oregon is $56,524 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Coos Bay, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Coos Bay, Oregon from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
