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1892–2024
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Portland, OR
presidential margin
2008D+20.12012D+15.62016D+15.42020D+19.72024D+18.1
full record · 1892 → 2024
D+18.1
2024
median income$91,319U.S. $80,734 · OR $83,011
median age39.9U.S. 39.1
poverty rate10.5%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)37.4%U.S. 35.6%
non-english17.5%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German16.2%
English13.5%
Irish10.5%
Mexican11.9%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Spaniard0.4%
Chinese1.1%
Vietnamese0.9%
Asian Indian0.9%
African American†1.5%
African0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline2.2%
Other Christian1.2%
Hindu0.5%
Black Protestant0.3%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Portland, OR, Oregon

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Portland, ORHarrisD+18.1
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2024 presidential margin by county for Portland, OR, ORA map of the constituent counties of Portland, OR, OR, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Grant County, OR · R+60.0Wahkiakum County, WA · R+18.1Clark County, WA · D+6.9Wasco County, OR · R+5.7Hood River County, OR · D+35.5Gilliam County, OR · R+45.3Tillamook County, OR · R+1.4Marion County, OR · R+2.0Clatsop County, OR · D+11.2Yamhill County, OR · R+6.1Crook County, OR · R+50.2Linn County, OR · R+24.3Jefferson County, OR · R+29.9Harney County, OR · R+59.0Union County, OR · R+40.0Columbia County, OR · R+13.8Lincoln County, OR · D+18.3Clackamas County, OR · D+9.8Washington County, OR · D+33.7Baker County, OR · R+48.7Klickitat County, WA · R+9.3Polk County, OR · R+3.6Cowlitz County, WA · R+19.8Multnomah County, OR · D+61.6Sherman County, OR · R+56.5Morrow County, OR · R+48.0Skamania County, WA · R+11.1Wheeler County, OR · R+47.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic57.2%1,056,015
Donald TrumpRepublican39.0%721,114
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People3.8%70,454
D+60
R+60
28 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (28 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Portland, OR, OR — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Baker County, ORRepublicanR+48.7
Clackamas County, ORDemocraticD+9.8
Clark County, WADemocraticD+6.9
Clatsop County, ORDemocraticD+11.2
Columbia County, ORRepublicanR+13.8
Cowlitz County, WARepublicanR+19.8
Crook County, ORRepublicanR+50.2
Gilliam County, ORRepublicanR+45.3
Grant County, ORRepublicanR+60.0
Harney County, ORRepublicanR+59.0
Hood River County, ORDemocraticD+35.5
Jefferson County, ORRepublicanR+29.9
Klickitat County, WARepublicanR+9.3
Lincoln County, ORDemocraticD+18.3
Linn County, ORRepublicanR+24.3
Marion County, ORRepublicanR+2.0
Morrow County, ORRepublicanR+48.0
Multnomah County, ORDemocraticD+61.6
Polk County, ORRepublicanR+3.6
Sherman County, ORRepublicanR+56.5
Skamania County, WARepublicanR+11.1
Tillamook County, ORRepublicanR+1.4
Union County, ORRepublicanR+40.0
Wahkiakum County, WARepublicanR+18.1
Wasco County, ORRepublicanR+5.7
Washington County, ORDemocraticD+33.7
Wheeler County, ORRepublicanR+47.0
Yamhill County, ORRepublicanR+6.1
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
57.2%Harris1,056,015
39.0%Trump721,114
3.8%Kennedy70,454
+18.1%
1,847,583
D
58.3%Biden1,134,644
38.5%Trump750,308
3.2%Jorgensen62,384
+19.7%
1,947,336
D
52.2%Clinton840,011
36.8%Trump591,802
11.0%Johnson177,055
+15.4%
1,608,868
D
56.1%Obama811,823
40.4%Romney585,431
3.5%Johnson50,364
+15.6%
1,447,618
D
58.7%Obama852,707
38.6%McCain560,718
2.6%Nader38,386
+20.1%
1,451,811
D
53.3%Kerry767,180
45.3%Bush650,918
1.4%Other19,980
+8.1%
1,438,078
D
49.6%Gore591,733
44.3%Bush528,438
6.2%Nader73,435
+5.3%
1,193,606
D
49.5%Clinton528,931
37.4%Dole399,165
13.1%Perot140,197
+12.1%
1,068,293
D
43.4%Clinton486,531
31.8%Bush355,779
24.8%Perot278,021
+11.7%
1,120,331
D
52.4%Dukakis480,617
45.6%Bush418,730
2.0%Paul18,007
+6.7%
917,354
R
45.1%Mondale416,336
54.4%Reagan501,978
0.5%Other5,018
−9.3%
923,332
R
40.6%Carter355,835
46.3%Reagan405,668
13.1%Anderson114,951
−5.7%
876,454
D
48.1%Carter375,220
47.7%Ford372,264
4.3%McCarthy33,408
+0.4%
780,892
R
43.9%McGovern315,656
51.5%Nixon370,595
4.6%Schmitz32,810
−7.6%
719,061
R
46.7%Humphrey299,074
47.8%Nixon306,194
5.4%Wallace34,784
−1.1%
640,052
D
65.3%Johnson400,694
34.4%Goldwater211,174
0.4%Hass2,210
+30.9%
614,078
R
47.6%Kennedy289,983
52.3%Nixon318,806
0.1%Byrd840
−4.7%
609,629
R
45.8%Stevenson265,315
54.2%Eisenhower314,458
0.0%Andrews117
−8.5%
579,890
R
41.5%Stevenson230,707
58.0%Eisenhower322,253
0.6%Hallinan3,068
−16.5%
556,028
D
49.1%Truman212,602
46.8%Dewey202,792
4.2%Thurmond18,011
+2.3%
433,405
D
54.4%Roosevelt222,882
44.2%Dewey181,052
1.3%Thomas5,467
+10.2%
409,401
D
55.5%Roosevelt219,985
43.8%Willkie173,746
0.7%Thomas2,850
+11.7%
396,581
D
66.9%Roosevelt229,797
28.2%Landon96,934
4.9%Lemke16,688
+38.7%
343,419
D
59.0%Roosevelt175,972
35.6%Hoover106,027
5.4%Thomas16,189
+23.5%
298,188
R
35.7%Smith94,057
62.7%Hoover164,943
1.6%Thomas4,275
−26.9%
263,275
R
23.7%Davis53,511
50.2%Coolidge113,408
26.1%La Follette58,990
−26.5%
225,909
R
33.3%Cox63,328
59.5%Harding113,066
7.2%Debs13,602
−26.2%
189,996
R
44.8%Wilson93,598
49.7%Hughes103,901
5.6%Benson11,646
−4.9%
209,145
O
33.3%Wilson38,742
26.4%Taft30,674
40.3%Roosevelt46,915
Roosevelt +7.0
116,331
R
33.3%Bryan29,879
57.7%Taft51,722
9.0%Debs8,075
−24.4%
89,676
R
18.0%Parker12,961
68.7%Roosevelt49,528
13.3%Debs9,621
−50.7%
72,110
R
37.7%Bryan24,960
56.8%McKinley37,547
5.5%Woolley3,640
−19.0%
66,147
R
45.7%Bryan35,345
52.3%McKinley40,463
2.0%Palmer1,577
−6.6%
77,385
R
19.5%Cleveland12,264
45.8%Harrison28,729
34.7%Weaver21,758
−26.2%
62,751
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +18.1% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+18.1%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−26.2%
1896−6.6%
1900−19.0%
1904−50.7%
1908−24.4%
1912+6.9%
1916−4.9%
1920−26.2%
1924−26.5%
1928−26.9%
1932+23.5%
1936+38.7%
1940+11.7%
1944+10.2%
1948+2.3%
1952−16.5%
1956−8.5%
1960−4.7%
1964+30.9%
1968−1.1%
1972−7.6%
1976+0.4%
1980−5.7%
1984−9.3%
1988+6.7%
1992+11.7%
1996+12.1%
2000+5.3%
2004+8.1%
2008+20.1%
2012+15.6%
2016+15.4%
2020+19.7%
2024+18.1%
DemocraticRepublican

The Portland media market anchors Oregon's Willamette Valley and consistently delivers some of the highest Democratic vote shares in the Pacific Northwest, making its turnout patterns a decisive variable in statewide races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 50.7 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.1 points.

A population of 3,528,174, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,319 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Seattle-Tacoma and Denver.

Political twins — media markets

The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Seattle-Tacoma
Washington
94.3twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ % Asian
Denver
Colorado
89.2twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ college share
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
California
86.9twin score
population scale12-yr trend% unaffiliated≠ % Asian

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.

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Places within Portland, OR

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Frequently asked questions

How did Portland, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Portland, OR, Oregon voted Democratic by 18.1 points (D+18.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,847,583 votes cast, 1,056,015 went Democratic and 721,114 went Republican.
When did Portland, OR, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Portland, OR, Oregon voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Portland, OR, Oregon?
Portland, OR, Oregon has a population of 3,528,174 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Portland, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Portland, OR, Oregon is $91,319 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Portland, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Portland, OR, Oregon from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.