† 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
GroupMilton-FreewaterOregonUnited States
German11.2%16.3%12.5%
English9.7%14.1%9.5%
Irish7.5%11.1%9.4%
American4.9%4.3%5.3%
Scottish2.6%3.0%1.3%
Norwegian2.5%3.1%—
Italian2.3%3.5%4.8%
French1.4%2.1%1.6%
Mexican34.7%11.5%11.3%
Guatemalan1.5%0.4%0.5%
Spanish1.2%0.4%—
Spaniard0.6%0.4%—
Honduran0.4%—0.3%
Salvadoran0.4%0.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.4%1.8%
Maya2.1%——
Aztec2.1%——
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
Milton-Freewater
Oregon
United States
Median age
32.9
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
7.0%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.5%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Milton-Freewater
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$52,183
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.6%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
8.0%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Milton-Freewater
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
30.4%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
29.9%
9.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Milton-Freewater
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.
Milton-Freewater, Oregon
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−28.5%
2008
−20.8%
2012
−23.7%
2016
−19.7%
2020
−17.5%
2024
−24.1%
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
36.7%Harris718
60.8%Trump1,188
2.5%
R+24.1
R+6.5
R+22.6
1,954
R
39.7%Biden861
57.2%Trump1,241
3.1%
R+17.5
D+2.2
R+22.0
2,169
R
34.0%Clinton610
53.8%Trump964
12.2%
R+19.7
D+3.9
R+21.8
1,793
R
36.4%Obama612
60.0%Romney1,010
3.6%
R+23.7
R+2.9
R+27.5
1,682
R
38.3%Obama676
59.1%McCain1,043
2.7%
R+20.8
D+7.8
R+28.1
1,766
R
34.6%Kerry641
63.1%Bush1,170
2.3%
R+28.5
—
R+26.1
1,853
Milton-Freewater sits in Oregon's Walla Walla Valley wine and wheat corridor, with a majority-Hispanic population that has grown alongside the agricultural workforce and increasingly influences local turnout patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 28.5 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.1 points.
A population of 7,036, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,183 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ontario and Mojave.
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, Milton-Freewater, Oregon voted Republican by 24.1 points (R+24.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,954 votes cast, 718 went Democratic and 1,188 went Republican.
How many people live in Milton-Freewater, Oregon?
Milton-Freewater, Oregon has a population of 7,036 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Milton-Freewater, Oregon?
Median household income in Milton-Freewater, Oregon is $52,183 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Milton-Freewater, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Milton-Freewater, Oregon from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
