† 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
GroupStaytonOregonUnited States
German19.9%16.3%12.5%
English14.8%14.1%9.5%
Irish10.6%11.1%9.4%
American4.1%4.3%5.3%
Norwegian3.5%3.1%—
Italian3.3%3.5%4.8%
Scottish3.3%3.0%1.3%
French2.9%2.1%1.6%
Mexican13.5%11.5%11.3%
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Salvadoran0.2%0.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
Spanish0.2%0.4%—
Chinese0.3%0.9%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.5%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%0.7%1.4%
Vietnamese0.2%0.7%0.6%
Korean0.1%0.4%0.4%
Aztec0.4%——
Marshallese0.4%——
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
Stayton
Oregon
United States
Median age
38.3
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
4.9%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.1%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Stayton
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$78,268
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.5%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.6%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Stayton
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.1%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
9.7%
9.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Stayton
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.
Stayton, Oregon
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−26.3%
2008
−15.0%
2012
−23.9%
2016
−27.9%
2020
−25.7%
2024
−31.7%
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
32.3%Harris1,312
64.0%Trump2,601
3.8%
R+31.7
R+6.0
R+30.2
4,067
R
35.5%Biden1,485
61.2%Trump2,561
3.3%
R+25.7
D+2.2
R+30.2
4,184
R
29.7%Clinton1,005
57.6%Trump1,949
12.7%
R+27.9
R+4.0
R+30.0
3,382
R
36.5%Obama1,143
60.4%Romney1,892
3.2%
R+23.9
R+8.9
R+27.8
3,134
R
41.0%Obama1,358
56.0%McCain1,853
3.0%
R+15.0
D+11.4
R+22.2
3,309
R
36.4%Kerry1,273
62.7%Bush2,193
0.9%
R+26.3
—
R+23.9
3,496
Stayton sits in the heart of Oregon's Santiam Canyon corridor, drawing both longtime farming families and Salem-area commuters — a mix that has kept its local elections competitive across party lines.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 31.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.7 points.
A population of 8,292, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,268 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Emmett and Middleton.
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, Stayton, Oregon voted Republican by 31.7 points (R+31.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,067 votes cast, 1,312 went Democratic and 2,601 went Republican.
How many people live in Stayton, Oregon?
Stayton, Oregon has a population of 8,292 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stayton, Oregon?
Median household income in Stayton, Oregon is $78,268 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Stayton, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Stayton, Oregon from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
