Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2004–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic57.2%1,545TrumpRepublican38.7%1,044OtherAll other candidates4.1%110
D+18.6
Lead
501
Total
2,699
vs nation
D+20.0
BidenDemocratic55.0%1,222TrumpRepublican42.5%943OtherAll other candidates2.5%55
D+12.6
Lead
279
Total
2,220
vs nation
D+8.1
ClintonDemocratic42.4%613TrumpRepublican44.8%648OtherAll other candidates12.9%186
R+2.4
Lead
35
Total
1,447
vs nation
R+4.5
ObamaDemocratic43.6%529RomneyRepublican53.4%648OtherAll other candidates3.0%37
R+9.8
Lead
119
Total
1,214
vs nation
R+13.7
ObamaDemocratic47.1%543McCainRepublican50.8%586OtherAll other candidates2.2%25
R+3.7
Lead
43
Total
1,154
vs nation
R+11.0
KerryDemocratic40.7%441BushRepublican57.1%619OtherAll other candidates2.2%24
R+16.4
Lead
178
Total
1,084
vs nation
R+14.0
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
D+18.6MIT Election Lab
Population
3,0222024 5-year
Population density
1,591 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
1.9 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$94,5242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.2%2024 5-year
Black
0.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+18.6 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+16.4 in 2004MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2008–20225 cycles · 3 audited
2022 turnout
83.3%1,974 participants ÷ 2,369 CVAP
2016→2018 drop-off
+9.7 ptsHigh-turnout, durable
Drop-off vs state
+3.0 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%100%
81.7%
83.3%
20082012201620182022
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
2022Mid
1,974
2,369 ± 209
83.3%
Audited
E/A
2018Mid
1,448
1,773 ± 181
81.7%
Audited
E/D
1,485
1,625 ± 142
91.4%
Audited
E/A
1,214
1,562
77.7%
Derived
—
1,154
1,224
94.3%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2022) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 319/133.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
presidential history
Party record book
Sisters, OR · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
57.2%
1,545 votes · D+18.6
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 55.0%
Republican
George W. Bush2004
57.1%
619 votes · R+16.4
Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 53.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
1,545votes
57.2% of the vote · D+18.6
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 1,222 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
1,044votes
38.7% of the vote · D+18.6
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 943 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
+20.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+18.6 · U.S. R+1.5
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +8.1 pts
Republican
George W. Bush2004
+14.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+16.4 · U.S. R+2.5
Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · +13.7 pts
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Sisters · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are Deschutes County, Oregon, the county containing Sisters — Sisters’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Sisters, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
Sisters sits at the eastern slope of the Cascades in Deschutes County, a region that has trended more competitive as in-migration from western Oregon's metros brings new residents into a historically conservative rural landscape.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.6 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 16.4 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.0 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.6 points.
A population of 3,022, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,524 describe the city.
In 2024, Sisters, Oregon voted Democratic by 18.6 points (D+18.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,699 votes cast, 1,545 went Democratic and 1,044 went Republican.
When did Sisters, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Sisters, Oregon voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Sisters, Oregon?
Sisters, Oregon has a population of 3,022 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sisters, Oregon?
Median household income in Sisters, Oregon is $94,524 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Sisters, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Sisters, Oregon from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
