Gilliam County, Oregon
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 71.0% | 805 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 25.7% | 291 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People | 3.4% | 38 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −17.6% |
| 1896 | −7.9% |
| 1900 | −9.6% |
| 1904 | −44.3% |
| 1908 | −30.0% |
| 1912 | −4.4% |
| 1916 | +21.3% |
| 1920 | −23.8% |
| 1924 | −14.8% |
| 1928 | −25.9% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +44.0% |
| 1940 | +20.4% |
| 1944 | +7.1% |
| 1948 | −6.7% |
| 1952 | −37.3% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | −8.0% |
| 1964 | +27.3% |
| 1968 | −16.3% |
| 1972 | −29.0% |
| 1976 | −8.9% |
| 1980 | −20.0% |
| 1984 | −30.8% |
| 1988 | −5.9% |
| 1992 | −0.3% |
| 1996 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | −29.4% |
| 2004 | −33.8% |
| 2008 | −19.6% |
| 2012 | −25.3% |
| 2016 | −42.4% |
| 2020 | −43.3% |
| 2024 | −45.3% |
Gilliam County sits in the high desert east of the Cascades, where fewer than 2,000 residents have delivered Republican presidential margins above 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting a pattern common across Oregon's sparsely settled wheat-belt interior.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 45.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.3 points.
A population of 1,971, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,917 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Davison County and Wright County.
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Gilliam County, Oregon. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/41021/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.