2024 presidential election
Salem
HarrisD+17.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 56.6% | 44,672 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 39.6% | 31,232 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.7% | 2,954 |
D+60R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +13.6% |
| 2012 | +9.2% |
| 2016 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | +17.9% |
| 2024 | +17.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 56.6%Harris44,672 | 39.6%Trump31,232 | 3.7% | 78,858 | ||
| D | 57.1%Biden47,824 | 39.2%Trump32,812 | 3.8%incl. Jorgensen | 83,806 | ||
| D | 49.1%Clinton33,905 | 38.6%Trump26,653 | 12.3%incl. Johnson | 69,061 | ||
| D | 54.6%Obama31,844 | 45.4%Romney26,459 | 0.0% | 58,303 | ||
| D | 55.7%Obama34,701 | 42.1%McCain26,252 | 2.2% | 62,298 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | SalemCity | OregonState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 66.3% | 74.6% | 61.0% |
| Black | 1.7% | 1.9% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 3.6% | 4.5% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 16.9% | 12.3% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 9.9% | 6.7% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25.4% | 14.7% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $75,487 | $83,011 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 14.4% | 12.0% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 36 | 40.6 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 9.6% | 8.5% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 16.9% | 18.9% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 26.5% | 36.7% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 24.2% | 15.3% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 19.6% | 9.0% | 13.6% |
| Russian, Polish, or other Slavic | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Other Asian & Pacific Island | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | Mexican 24.2% | German 16.3% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | German 16.2% | English 14.1% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | English 12.1% | Mexican 11.5% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 21.1%County context | 11.3% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 14.9%County context | 12.8% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 56.2%County context | 66.9% | 51.5% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
16.2%
English
12.1%
Irish
8.7%
American
3.4%
Norwegian
2.8%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
2.7%
French
2.1%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
24.2%
Guatemalan
0.6%
Salvadoran
0.4%
Spaniard
0.4%
Puerto Rican
0.3%
Spanish
0.3%
Cuban
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.3%
Marshallese
0.3%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Chinese
0.5%
Filipino
0.4%
Asian Indian
0.3%
Vietnamese
0.3%
Korean
0.2%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,487
Salem$75,487
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.5%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.8%
speak English only
Spanish19.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.1%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.3%
Other languages0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Korean0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted56.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Salem sits in the Pacific Northwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.0 points.
A population of 178,865, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,487 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Salem, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Salem, Oregon voted Democratic by 17.0 points (D+17.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 78,858 votes cast, 44,672 went Democratic and 31,232 went Republican.
What is Salem, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Salem, Oregon in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Salem, Oregon?
Salem, Oregon has a population of 178,865 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Salem, Oregon?
Median household income in Salem, Oregon is $75,487 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Salem, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Salem, Oregon from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.