† 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
GroupPendletonOregonUnited States
German15.9%16.3%12.5%
English13.8%14.1%9.5%
Irish10.6%11.1%9.4%
American6.9%4.3%5.3%
Scottish3.7%3.0%1.3%
Norwegian3.6%3.1%—
Italian3.3%3.5%4.8%
French2.0%2.1%1.6%
Mexican9.9%11.5%11.3%
Guatemalan0.4%0.4%0.5%
Spanish0.4%0.4%—
Spaniard0.2%0.4%—
Maya0.4%——
Aztec0.4%——
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
Pendleton
Oregon
United States
Median age
36.9
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.9%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pendleton
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$66,563
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.0%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.7%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pendleton
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.2%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
7.5%
9.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pendleton
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.
Pendleton, Oregon
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−21.1%
2008
−11.8%
2012
−17.3%
2016
−23.0%
2020
−20.0%
2024
−24.6%
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
35.8%Harris2,601
60.4%Trump4,385
3.8%
R+24.6
R+4.5
R+23.1
7,262
R
38.1%Biden2,953
58.1%Trump4,506
3.8%
R+20.0
D+3.0
R+24.5
7,753
R
33.0%Clinton2,186
56.0%Trump3,709
11.0%
R+23.0
R+5.7
R+25.1
6,620
R
39.6%Obama2,476
56.9%Romney3,561
3.5%
R+17.3
R+5.5
R+21.2
6,259
R
42.9%Obama2,809
54.7%McCain3,583
2.4%
R+11.8
D+9.3
R+19.1
6,550
R
38.6%Kerry2,608
59.7%Bush4,032
1.6%
R+21.1
—
R+18.6
6,750
Pendleton anchors Umatilla County, where ranching and food-processing economies shape a working-class electorate that has favored Republican presidential candidates by double-digit margins in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 24.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.6 points.
A population of 16,950, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,563 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Crawfordsville and Fallon.
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, Pendleton, Oregon voted Republican by 24.6 points (R+24.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,262 votes cast, 2,601 went Democratic and 4,385 went Republican.
How many people live in Pendleton, Oregon?
Pendleton, Oregon has a population of 16,950 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pendleton, Oregon?
Median household income in Pendleton, Oregon is $66,563 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Pendleton, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Pendleton, Oregon from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
