Lake County, Oregon
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 81.2% | 3,421 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 16.2% | 681 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People | 2.6% | 111 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −19.6% |
| 1896 | +4.3% |
| 1900 | −32.1% |
| 1904 | −52.5% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | +5.7% |
| 1916 | +9.4% |
| 1920 | −49.4% |
| 1924 | −40.3% |
| 1928 | −29.2% |
| 1932 | +17.3% |
| 1936 | +24.4% |
| 1940 | +11.5% |
| 1944 | +6.4% |
| 1948 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | −17.7% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | −3.8% |
| 1964 | +4.2% |
| 1968 | −32.3% |
| 1972 | −31.7% |
| 1976 | −6.3% |
| 1980 | −29.5% |
| 1984 | −35.1% |
| 1988 | −26.7% |
| 1992 | −20.3% |
| 1996 | −35.0% |
| 2000 | −56.9% |
| 2004 | −57.3% |
| 2008 | −45.6% |
| 2012 | −54.9% |
| 2016 | −60.6% |
| 2020 | −61.4% |
| 2024 | −65.0% |
Lake County covers nearly 8,000 square miles of high desert and rangeland, and its small, dispersed population has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in recent cycles — among the widest gaps in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 65.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.0 points.
A population of 8,267, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,787 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Powder River County and Owyhee County.
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Lake County, Oregon. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/41037/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.