HarrisDemocratic53.5%68,108TrumpRepublican43.1%54,850OtherAll other candidates3.5%4,417
D+10.4- Lead
- 13,258
- Total
- 127,375
- vs nation
- D+11.9
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic52.7%65,962TrumpRepublican44.4%55,646OtherAll other candidates2.9%3,626
D+8.2- Lead
- 10,316
- Total
- 125,234
- vs nation
- D+3.8
ClintonDemocratic43.1%42,444TrumpRepublican46.4%45,692OtherAll other candidates10.6%10,421
R+3.3- Lead
- 3,248
- Total
- 98,557
- vs nation
- R+5.4
ObamaDemocratic45.1%36,961RomneyRepublican51.8%42,463OtherAll other candidates3.0%2,476
R+6.7- Lead
- 5,502
- Total
- 81,900
- vs nation
- R+10.6
ObamaDemocratic48.7%38,819McCainRepublican49.0%39,064OtherAll other candidates2.4%1,899
R+0.3- Lead
- 245
- Total
- 79,782
- vs nation
- R+7.6
KerryDemocratic42.1%31,179BushRepublican56.4%41,757OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,112
R+14.3- Lead
- 10,578
- Total
- 74,048
- vs nation
- R+11.8
GoreDemocratic38.1%22,061BushRepublican55.5%32,132OtherAll other candidates6.4%3,692
R+17.4- Lead
- 10,071
- Total
- 57,885
- vs nation
- R+17.9
ClintonDemocratic37.9%17,151DoleRepublican46.7%21,135OtherAll other candidates15.4%6,996
R+8.8- Lead
- 3,984
- Total
- 45,282
- vs nation
- R+17.3
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 206,3342024 5-year
- Population density
- 68 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 3,018 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $92,7582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50.6 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29.8 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Charlottesville, VA · twin score 80.9
presidential history
Party record book
Bend, OR · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1920–2024 · 27 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
72.7%
4,278 votes · D+50.6
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 68.8%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1952
64.3%
5,776 votes · R+29.0
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 62.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
68,108votes
53.5% of the vote · D+10.4
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 65,962 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
55,646votes
44.4% of the vote · D+8.2
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 54,850 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
+26.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+50.6 · U.S. D+24.3
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · +19.2 pts
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1952
+18.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+29.0 · U.S. R+10.8
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2000 · +17.9 pts
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+2.6
Presidential vote · 2024D+10.4
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 7.8 points more Democratic than the rolls.
166,648 registered voters · 2024 · up from 158,110 in 2022
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,646 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +48,888 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +1,458 |
| 2012 | +1,390 |
| 2013 | +3,540 |
| 2014 | +3,698 |
| 2015 | +4,291 |
| 2016 | +6,010 |
| 2017 | +5,815 |
| 2018 | +4,815 |
| 2019 | +5,498 |
| 2021 | +6,012 |
| 2022 | +960 |
| 2023 | +1,768 |
| 2024 | +1,987 |
| 2025 | +1,646 |
Bend's rapid in-migration has made Deschutes County a competitive pivot point in statewide races, shifting a once reliably Republican media market toward split-ticket patterns that neither party can take for granted.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 29.8 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.2 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.4 points.
A population of 206,334, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,758 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Charlottesville and Butte-Bozeman.
Political twins — media markets
The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Charlottesville
Virginia
80.9twin score
12-yr trend2024 margincollege share≠ Norwegian ancestry
Butte-Bozeman
Montana
74.8twin score
college share% unaffiliatedpopulation scale≠ 12-yr trend
Juneau
Alaska
71.9twin score
12-yr trend2024 margin% unaffiliated≠ elasticity
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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Frequently asked questions
How did Bend, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bend, OR, Oregon voted Democratic by 10.4 points (D+10.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 127,375 votes cast, 68,108 went Democratic and 54,850 went Republican.
When did Bend, OR, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bend, OR, Oregon voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Bend, OR, Oregon?
Bend, OR, Oregon has a population of 206,334 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bend, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Bend, OR, Oregon is $92,758 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Bend, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Bend, OR, Oregon from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.