† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAlbany, OROregonUnited States
German19.7%16.3%12.5%
English14.5%14.1%9.5%
Irish11.6%11.1%9.4%
American5.1%4.3%5.3%
Norwegian3.7%3.1%—
Italian3.0%3.5%4.8%
Scottish3.0%3.0%1.3%
Swedish2.6%——
Mexican8.5%11.5%11.3%
Spanish0.5%0.4%—
Spaniard0.3%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
Chinese0.3%0.9%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.5%0.9%
Asian Indian0.1%0.7%1.4%
Korean0.1%0.4%0.4%
Japanese0.1%0.3%0.2%
Laotian0.1%——
Native Hawaiian0.1%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Albany, OR
Oregon
United States
Median age
40.1
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.5%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Albany, OR
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$76,329
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.0%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.6%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Albany, OR
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.7%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
6.2%
9.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Albany, OR
Oregon
United States
Catholic
8.5%
11.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
18.6%
12.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
64.6%
66.9%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Albany, OR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−24.7%
1896
+13.7%
1900
+1.6%
1904
−26.4%
1908
−8.6%
1912
+15.5%
1916
+1.5%
1920
−18.1%
1924
−18.2%
1928
−37.2%
1932
+12.6%
1936
+15.6%
1940
−1.3%
1944
−2.9%
1948
−4.3%
1952
−26.0%
1956
−10.2%
1960
−7.8%
1964
+28.1%
1968
−10.6%
1972
−14.0%
1976
+5.3%
1980
−15.0%
1984
−18.4%
1988
−3.6%
1992
−2.3%
1996
−3.1%
2000
−19.5%
2004
−21.8%
2008
−11.4%
2012
−16.7%
2016
−26.4%
2020
−23.4%
2024
−24.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
36.0%Harris25,749
60.3%Trump43,078
3.6%
R+24.3
R+0.9
R+22.8
71,429
R
36.5%Biden26,512
59.9%Trump43,486
3.6%
R+23.4
D+3.0
R+27.8
72,640
R
30.6%Clinton17,995
57.0%Trump33,488
12.3%
R+26.4
R+9.7
R+28.5
58,719
R
39.6%Obama20,378
56.3%Romney28,944
4.1%
R+16.7
R+5.3
R+20.5
51,426
R
42.6%Obama22,163
54.0%McCain28,071
3.4%
R+11.4
D+10.4
R+18.6
51,982
R
38.3%Kerry19,940
60.1%Bush31,260
1.6%
R+21.8
R+2.2
R+19.3
52,041
R
37.6%Gore16,682
57.1%Bush25,359
5.3%
R+19.5
R+16.4
R+20.1
44,388
R
41.2%Clinton17,041
44.4%Dole18,331
14.4%
R+3.1
R+0.8
R+11.6
41,325
R
34.0%Clinton15,399
36.3%Bush16,461
29.6%
R+2.3
D+1.3
R+7.9
45,287
R
47.1%Dukakis17,007
50.7%Bush18,312
2.2%
R+3.6
D+14.8
D+4.1
36,122
R
40.7%Mondale16,161
59.1%Reagan23,463
0.2%
R+18.4
R+3.4
R+0.2
39,699
R
37.2%Carter13,516
52.2%Reagan18,943
10.6%
R+15.0
R+20.2
R+5.2
36,293
D
50.5%Carter15,776
45.2%Ford14,128
4.3%
D+5.3
D+19.3
D+3.2
31,241
R
40.2%McGovern11,178
54.2%Nixon15,079
5.6%
R+14.0
R+3.4
D+9.1
27,814
R
41.3%Humphrey10,032
51.9%Nixon12,604
6.8%
R+10.6
R+38.7
R+9.9
24,284
D
64.0%Johnson14,926
36.0%Goldwater8,382
0.0%
D+28.1
D+35.9
D+5.5
23,308
R
46.1%Kennedy11,035
53.9%Nixon12,899
0.0%
R+7.8
D+2.4
R+8.0
23,934
R
44.9%Stevenson10,153
55.1%Eisenhower12,469
0.0%
R+10.2
D+15.7
D+5.2
22,622
R
36.7%Stevenson8,058
62.7%Eisenhower13,761
0.6%
R+26.0
R+21.7
R+15.2
21,959
R
46.1%Truman7,260
50.4%Dewey7,936
3.5%
R+4.3
R+1.3
R+8.8
15,755
R
48.0%Roosevelt6,480
51.0%Dewey6,877
1.0%
R+2.9
R+1.7
R+10.4
13,493
R
49.1%Roosevelt6,360
50.3%Willkie6,523
0.6%
R+1.3
R+16.8
R+11.2
12,959
D
52.2%Roosevelt5,856
36.7%Landon4,110
11.1%
D+15.6
D+3.0
R+8.7
11,211
D
53.5%Roosevelt5,366
40.9%Hoover4,106
5.6%
D+12.6
D+49.7
R+5.2
10,031
R
30.4%Smith2,645
67.6%Hoover5,877
1.9%
R+37.2
R+19.0
R+19.7
8,691
R
31.3%Davis2,618
49.6%Coolidge4,141
19.1%
R+18.2
R+0.1
D+7.0
8,355
R
38.0%Cox3,177
56.2%Harding4,693
5.8%
R+18.1
R+19.7
D+8.0
8,355
D
47.8%Wilson4,675
46.3%Hughes4,524
5.9%
D+1.5
R+14.0
R+1.6
9,779
D
39.7%Wilson2,134
24.2%Taft1,301
36.1%
D+15.5
D+24.1
R+4.0
5,376
R
40.2%Bryan1,813
48.9%Taft2,202
10.9%
R+8.6
D+17.8
D+0.9
4,506
R
27.9%Parker1,206
54.4%Roosevelt2,346
17.7%
R+26.4
R+28.1
R+6.7
4,316
D
46.8%Bryan1,997
45.1%McKinley1,927
8.1%
D+1.6
R+12.1
D+9.2
4,270
D
55.8%Bryan2,736
42.1%McKinley2,064
2.2%
D+13.7
D+38.4
D+19.8
4,907
O
14.7%Cleveland630
39.4%Harrison1,689
45.9%
Weaver +6.6
—
R+26.3
4,289
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
36.3%22,041
60.5%36,740
60,752
2020
R
38.3%27,048
57.8%40,801
70,644
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+12.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+24.3
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 12 points more Democratic.
100,861 registered voters · 2024 · up from 97,606 in 2022
Domestic migration in Albany, OR in Albany, OR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+892
2012
−158
2013
−43
2014
+420
2015
+1,012
2016
+2,254
2017
+1,964
2018
+2,198
2019
+2,066
2021
+1,117
2022
+806
2023
+1,022
2024
+905
2025
+260
Albany anchors a mid-valley metro that blends agricultural Linn County conservatism with modest urban growth, producing competitive down-ballot races even as statewide offices trend toward wider Democratic margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 37.2 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.3 points.
A population of 130,706, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,329 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Roseburg, OR and Grants Pass, OR.
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In 2024, Albany, OR, Oregon voted Republican by 24.3 points (R+24.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,429 votes cast, 25,749 went Democratic and 43,078 went Republican.
When did Albany, OR, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Albany, OR, Oregon voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Albany, OR, Oregon?
Albany, OR, Oregon has a population of 130,706 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albany, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Albany, OR, Oregon is $76,329 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Albany, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Albany, OR, Oregon from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
