Polk County, Oregon

2024 results by precinct

16 precincts · 47,593 votes cast

Trump · R+4

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−3.6%	22,034	23,768	47,593
2020	R	−1.7%	22,917	23,732	48,291
2016	R	−6.3%	16,420	18,940	40,295
2012	R	−4.3%	16,292	17,819	35,257
2008	R	−0.5%	17,536	17,714	36,207
2004	R	−11.3%	15,484	19,508	35,489
2000	R	−10.8%	11,921	14,988	28,449
1996	R	−2.1%	10,942	11,478	25,331
1992	R	−2.1%	9,551	10,082	25,614
1988	R	−4.5%	9,626	10,553	20,621
1984	R	−18.5%	8,709	12,678	21,432
1980	R	−10.6%	7,833	10,006	20,531
1976	R	−2.2%	8,141	8,528	17,530
1972	R	−19.7%	5,908	8,985	15,609
1968	R	−16.2%	4,961	6,997	12,571
1964	D	+25.6%	7,292	4,319	11,629
1960	R	−18.9%	4,578	6,709	11,298
1956	R	−22.6%	4,047	6,404	10,451
1952	R	−39.2%	2,983	6,850	9,869
1948	R	−10.9%	3,451	4,328	8,012
1944	R	−8.0%	3,318	3,904	7,340
1940	R	−1.6%	4,077	4,211	8,348
1936	D	+22.3%	3,694	2,246	6,498
1932	D	+17.8%	3,705	2,548	6,514
1928	R	−30.2%	1,724	3,244	5,034
1924	R	−21.7%	1,621	2,755	5,223
1920	R	−23.0%	1,653	2,709	4,594
1916	R	−0.9%	2,844	2,899	6,054
1912	D	+4.9%	1,201	1,043	3,252
1908	R	−12.2%	1,113	1,456	2,807
1904	R	−39.6%	521	1,380	2,168
1900	R	−7.5%	991	1,163	2,298
1896	D	+3.1%	1,334	1,253	2,647
1892	R	−23.2%	432	943	2,203
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.1%

2.6%

75–84

3.4%

5.0%

65–74

6.0%

5.4%

55–64

5.7%

5.8%

45–54

5.5%

6.1%

35–44

6.2%

6.5%

25–34

6.2%

5.7%

18–24

6.2%

8.5%

5–17

8.0%

2.6%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$85,118

Polk County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Polk County$85,118

Oregon$83,011

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

11.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.6%

Mainline Protestant

1.1%

Baptist

0.9%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Methodist

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Polk County sits west of Salem along the Willamette River, blending rural farmland with small cities like Dallas and Independence. It shifted modestly rightward in 2024 but has remained competitive across recent cycles.

The Democratic margin in Polk County has rarely exceeded twenty-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by four points.

Polk County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 78% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $85,118 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Yamhill County and Jackson County.

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