† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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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
GroupAstoria, OROregonUnited States
German19.2%16.3%12.5%
English18.3%14.1%9.5%
Irish10.9%11.1%9.4%
Norwegian5.0%3.1%—
American4.5%4.3%5.3%
Swedish3.2%——
Scottish3.1%3.0%1.3%
Italian2.9%3.5%4.8%
Mexican6.5%11.5%11.3%
Salvadoran0.7%0.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.4%1.8%
Spanish0.4%0.4%—
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Bolivian0.2%——
Spaniard0.2%0.4%—
Asian Indian0.5%0.7%1.4%
Filipino0.2%0.5%0.9%
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
Astoria, OR
Oregon
United States
Median age
46
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
6.4%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.0%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Astoria, OR
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$71,822
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.3%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.7%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Astoria, OR
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.9%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
5.0%
9.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Astoria, OR
Oregon
United States
Catholic
6.0%
11.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
17.3%
12.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
69.3%
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.
Astoria, OR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−18.5%
1896
−23.4%
1900
−30.1%
1904
−52.3%
1908
−33.2%
1912
+0.2%
1916
−6.3%
1920
−31.8%
1924
−33.0%
1928
−29.1%
1932
+25.5%
1936
+45.4%
1940
+27.8%
1944
+21.1%
1948
+4.4%
1952
−13.0%
1956
−1.9%
1960
+1.9%
1964
+35.0%
1968
+3.4%
1972
+0.2%
1976
+3.8%
1980
+2.4%
1984
+0.0%
1988
+14.8%
1992
+17.9%
1996
+15.6%
2000
+8.2%
2004
+10.1%
2008
+18.9%
2012
+14.7%
2016
+5.7%
2020
+11.3%
2024
+11.2%
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
D
53.8%Harris12,533
42.6%Trump9,913
3.6%
D+11.2
±0.0
D+12.7
23,290
D
54.0%Biden12,916
42.7%Trump10,218
3.2%
D+11.3
D+5.6
D+6.8
23,910
D
47.1%Clinton9,252
41.4%Trump8,138
11.6%
D+5.7
R+9.0
D+3.6
19,664
D
55.3%Obama9,861
40.7%Romney7,249
4.0%
D+14.7
R+4.3
D+10.8
17,818
D
57.7%Obama10,701
38.8%McCain7,192
3.5%
D+18.9
D+8.8
D+11.6
18,548
D
54.2%Kerry10,461
44.0%Bush8,503
1.8%
D+10.1
D+2.0
D+12.6
19,309
D
50.4%Gore8,296
42.2%Bush6,950
7.5%
D+8.2
R+7.4
D+7.7
16,474
D
50.2%Clinton7,732
34.6%Dole5,334
15.2%
D+15.6
R+2.4
D+7.0
15,405
D
45.8%Clinton7,700
27.9%Bush4,683
26.3%
D+17.9
D+3.2
D+12.4
16,812
D
56.4%Dukakis8,074
41.6%Bush5,956
2.0%
D+14.8
D+14.8
D+22.5
14,316
D
49.9%Mondale7,525
49.9%Reagan7,522
0.3%
D+0.02
R+2.4
D+18.2
15,085
D
43.3%Carter6,482
40.9%Reagan6,124
15.7%
D+2.4
R+1.4
D+12.1
14,959
D
49.1%Carter6,690
45.4%Ford6,178
5.5%
D+3.8
D+3.6
D+1.7
13,616
D
47.6%McGovern6,017
47.4%Nixon5,998
5.0%
D+0.2
R+3.2
D+23.3
12,647
D
49.0%Humphrey6,243
45.6%Nixon5,810
5.4%
D+3.4
R+31.6
D+4.1
12,738
D
67.4%Johnson8,371
32.4%Goldwater4,023
0.2%
D+35.0
D+33.1
D+12.4
12,413
D
50.8%Kennedy6,530
48.9%Nixon6,286
0.4%
D+1.9
D+3.8
D+1.7
12,866
R
49.1%Stevenson6,372
50.9%Eisenhower6,616
0.0%
R+1.9
D+11.1
D+13.5
12,988
R
43.0%Stevenson5,814
56.0%Eisenhower7,569
0.9%
R+13.0
R+17.4
R+2.2
13,511
D
49.3%Truman5,574
44.9%Dewey5,076
5.9%
D+4.4
R+16.7
R+0.1
11,313
D
60.2%Roosevelt6,038
39.1%Dewey3,921
0.7%
D+21.1
R+6.7
D+13.6
10,031
D
63.6%Roosevelt6,686
35.7%Willkie3,758
0.7%
D+27.8
R+17.5
D+17.9
10,514
D
71.0%Roosevelt6,267
25.6%Landon2,261
3.4%
D+45.4
D+19.8
D+21.1
8,832
D
60.0%Roosevelt4,473
34.5%Hoover2,570
5.6%
D+25.5
D+54.6
D+7.7
7,457
R
34.2%Smith2,208
63.3%Hoover4,087
2.5%
R+29.1
D+3.9
R+11.6
6,454
R
23.3%Davis1,373
56.3%Coolidge3,313
20.3%
R+33.0
R+1.2
R+7.8
5,881
R
29.6%Cox1,687
61.4%Harding3,498
9.0%
R+31.8
R+25.5
R+5.6
5,697
R
43.1%Wilson2,239
49.4%Hughes2,568
7.5%
R+6.3
R+6.6
R+9.5
5,194
O
27.2%Wilson728
27.0%Taft722
45.8%
Roosevelt +18.6
D+33.5
R+19.3
2,676
R
26.5%Bryan658
59.8%Taft1,482
13.7%
R+33.2
D+19.1
R+23.7
2,479
R
16.4%Parker336
68.7%Roosevelt1,408
14.9%
R+52.3
R+22.2
R+32.6
2,050
R
32.3%Bryan688
62.5%McKinley1,329
5.2%
R+30.1
R+6.7
R+22.6
2,127
R
37.2%Bryan1,135
60.6%McKinley1,849
2.3%
R+23.4
R+4.9
R+17.3
3,053
R
30.4%Cleveland713
48.9%Harrison1,148
20.7%
R+18.5
—
R+20.2
2,348
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
D
56.1%11,149
40.9%8,135
19,889
2020
D
55.5%13,052
40.9%9,623
23,524
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+8.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+11.2
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 3.1 points more Republican.
32,046 registered voters · 2024 · up from 31,188 in 2022
Domestic migration in Astoria, OR in Astoria, OR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+35
2012
+82
2013
−300
2014
+293
2015
+338
2016
+818
2017
+444
2018
+667
2019
+542
2021
+921
2022
−93
2023
−338
2024
+56
2025
−173
Clatsop County's small, geographically isolated population has leaned Democratic in statewide races while maintaining independent streaks in local contests shaped by its timber and fishing economy.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 52.3 points in 1904. The 2024 margin was 11.2 points.
A population of 41,363, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,822 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Newport, OR and Port Townsend, WA.
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In 2024, Astoria, OR, Oregon voted Democratic by 11.2 points (D+11.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,290 votes cast, 12,533 went Democratic and 9,913 went Republican.
When did Astoria, OR, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Astoria, OR, Oregon voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Astoria, OR, Oregon?
Astoria, OR, Oregon has a population of 41,363 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Astoria, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Astoria, OR, Oregon is $71,822 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Astoria, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Astoria, OR, Oregon from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.
