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Talent·Oregon

Talent delivered D+43.1 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
OR
Talent
HarrisD+43.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic69.7%2,267
Donald TrumpRepublican26.6%865
OtherAll other candidates3.7%122
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +43.1% in 2024.+43.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+29.7%
2012+34.5%
2016+35.0%
2020+46.7%
2024+43.1%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+43.1%
2,2678653,254
D
+46.7%
2,3778263,323
D
+35.0%
2,0078653,263
D
+34.5%
1,8819162,797
D
+29.7%
1,9111,0222,993

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. 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.
IndicatorTalentCityOregonStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White86.2%74.6%61.0%
Black0.6%1.9%12.2%
Asian0.9%4.5%6.0%
Two or more races8.7%12.3%12.6%
Other race3.5%6.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino13.1%14.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$62,543$83,011$84,427
Poverty rate11.7%12.0%12.5%
Median age41.340.639.1
Age 18–247.3%8.5%9.2%
Age 65 and older23.7%18.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)39.4%36.8%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home9.6%15.2%22.3%
Spanish7.9%9.0%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 15.7%German 16.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 14.6%English 14.1%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 11.6%Irish 11.1%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic7.4%County context11.3%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant12.7%County context12.8%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed71.9%County context66.9%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 ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.7%
German
14.6%
Irish
11.6%
Italian
4.5%
American
4.0%
Scottish
2.8%
French
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.4%
speak English only
Spanish7.9%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.9%
Arabic0.5%
Other Indo-European0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
12.7%
Catholic
7.4%
Latter-day Saints
3.7%
Other Christian
1.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Hindu
0.5%
Other faiths
0.3%
Jewish
0.2%
Black Protestant
0.1%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted71.9%
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.

Talent sits in the Pacific Northwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.1 points.

A population of 6,254, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,543 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Talent, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Talent, Oregon voted Democratic by 43.1 points (D+43.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,254 votes cast, 2,267 went Democratic and 865 went Republican.
What is Talent, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Talent, 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 Talent, Oregon?
Talent, Oregon has a population of 6,254 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Talent, Oregon?
Median household income in Talent, Oregon is $62,543 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Talent, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Talent, 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.