† 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
GroupBaker City, OROregonUnited States
English16.9%14.1%9.5%
German16.6%16.3%12.5%
Irish11.4%11.1%9.4%
American5.8%4.3%5.3%
Scottish5.7%3.0%1.3%
Italian2.9%3.5%4.8%
French1.9%2.1%1.6%
Norwegian1.9%3.1%—
Mexican3.3%11.5%11.3%
Spanish0.9%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.8%0.4%1.8%
Ethiopian0.5%——
African American†0.4%1.2%9.9%
Jamaican0.3%—0.4%
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
Baker City, OR
Oregon
United States
Median age
47
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
5.3%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
28.1%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Baker City, OR
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$60,936
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.9%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.1%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Baker City, OR
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.3%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
1.8%
9.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Baker City, OR
Oregon
United States
Catholic
6.6%
11.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.3%
12.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
67.3%
66.9%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
8.2%
3.5%
2.0%
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.
Baker City, OR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−23.0%
1896
+31.9%
1900
+5.0%
1904
−31.6%
1908
−2.6%
1912
+20.3%
1916
+19.8%
1920
−22.2%
1924
−12.9%
1928
−32.8%
1932
+34.8%
1936
+45.1%
1940
+16.7%
1944
+11.0%
1948
+3.2%
1952
−24.7%
1956
−3.9%
1960
+3.0%
1964
+18.7%
1968
−13.5%
1972
−22.4%
1976
−0.5%
1980
−27.9%
1984
−33.4%
1988
−11.7%
1992
−6.2%
1996
−18.5%
2000
−41.5%
2004
−40.3%
2008
−32.4%
2012
−39.5%
2016
−50.4%
2020
−50.4%
2024
−48.7%
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
24.2%Harris2,343
72.8%Trump7,060
3.0%
R+48.7
D+1.7
R+47.2
9,694
R
23.6%Biden2,346
74.0%Trump7,352
2.4%
R+50.4
±0.0
R+54.9
9,932
R
20.5%Clinton1,797
70.8%Trump6,218
8.7%
R+50.4
R+10.9
R+52.4
8,779
R
28.0%Obama2,369
67.5%Romney5,702
4.5%
R+39.5
R+7.0
R+43.3
8,448
R
32.0%Obama2,805
64.4%McCain5,650
3.7%
R+32.4
D+7.8
R+39.7
8,777
R
29.0%Kerry2,616
69.2%Bush6,253
1.8%
R+40.3
D+1.2
R+37.8
9,034
R
26.6%Gore2,195
68.0%Bush5,618
5.4%
R+41.5
R+22.9
R+42.0
8,258
R
33.1%Clinton2,547
51.6%Dole3,975
15.3%
R+18.5
R+12.3
R+27.1
7,703
R
31.8%Clinton2,395
38.0%Bush2,862
30.2%
R+6.2
D+5.5
R+11.8
7,530
R
42.4%Dukakis2,896
54.1%Bush3,696
3.4%
R+11.7
D+21.7
R+4.0
6,826
R
33.2%Mondale2,591
66.6%Reagan5,204
0.2%
R+33.4
R+5.6
R+15.2
7,812
R
31.4%Carter2,515
59.2%Reagan4,747
9.4%
R+27.9
R+27.4
R+18.1
8,013
R
47.8%Carter3,306
48.3%Ford3,340
3.9%
R+0.5
D+21.9
R+2.6
6,919
R
32.9%McGovern2,047
55.3%Nixon3,441
11.8%
R+22.4
R+8.9
D+0.7
6,220
R
39.4%Humphrey2,464
52.9%Nixon3,311
7.7%
R+13.5
R+32.3
R+12.8
6,255
D
59.3%Johnson3,903
40.5%Goldwater2,670
0.2%
D+18.7
D+15.7
R+3.9
6,585
D
51.5%Kennedy3,734
48.5%Nixon3,514
0.0%
D+3.0
D+6.9
D+2.9
7,251
R
48.1%Stevenson3,431
51.9%Eisenhower3,706
0.0%
R+3.9
D+20.9
D+11.5
7,137
R
37.5%Stevenson2,562
62.2%Eisenhower4,253
0.3%
R+24.7
R+27.9
R+14.0
6,838
D
50.2%Truman3,035
47.0%Dewey2,841
2.7%
D+3.2
R+7.8
R+1.3
6,040
D
55.2%Roosevelt3,116
44.2%Dewey2,494
0.5%
D+11.0
R+5.7
D+3.5
5,641
D
58.1%Roosevelt4,353
41.4%Willkie3,101
0.5%
D+16.7
R+28.4
D+6.8
7,493
D
69.8%Roosevelt4,991
24.7%Landon1,768
5.5%
D+45.1
D+10.3
D+20.8
7,151
D
66.2%Roosevelt4,420
31.4%Hoover2,097
2.4%
D+34.8
D+67.6
D+17.0
6,674
R
32.8%Smith1,861
65.5%Hoover3,721
1.7%
R+32.8
R+19.8
R+15.3
5,679
R
32.5%Davis2,004
45.4%Coolidge2,803
22.1%
R+12.9
D+9.3
D+12.2
6,172
R
36.4%Cox2,171
58.6%Harding3,495
4.9%
R+22.2
R+42.0
D+4.0
5,961
D
57.0%Wilson3,897
37.2%Hughes2,541
5.8%
D+19.8
R+0.4
D+16.7
6,838
O
37.8%Wilson1,395
17.6%Taft648
44.6%
Roosevelt +6.7
D+22.8
D+0.7
3,686
R
44.2%Bryan1,596
46.8%Taft1,689
9.0%
R+2.6
D+29.0
D+7.0
3,610
R
28.2%Parker938
59.8%Roosevelt1,990
12.1%
R+31.6
R+36.6
R+11.9
3,330
D
51.1%Bryan1,615
46.1%McKinley1,458
2.8%
D+5.0
R+26.9
D+12.5
3,160
D
65.2%Bryan1,860
33.3%McKinley951
1.4%
D+31.9
D+54.8
D+38.0
2,852
R
20.4%Cleveland355
43.4%Harrison755
36.2%
R+23.0
—
R+24.6
1,741
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
29.3%2,531
68.4%5,902
8,626
2020
R
27.0%2,633
70.4%6,863
9,750
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+31.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+48.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 17 points more Democratic.
13,211 registered voters · 2024 · up from 12,969 in 2022
Domestic migration in Baker City, OR in Baker City, OR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−16
2012
−55
2013
+45
2014
+29
2015
−84
2016
+136
2017
+147
2018
−25
2019
+139
2021
+256
2022
+171
2023
+92
2024
−34
2025
−6
Baker City, OR sits in the Pacific Northwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 50.4 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.7 points.
A population of 16,840, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,936 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cañon City, CO and La Grande, OR.
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In 2024, Baker City, OR, Oregon voted Republican by 48.7 points (R+48.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,694 votes cast, 2,343 went Democratic and 7,060 went Republican.
When did Baker City, OR, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Baker City, OR, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Baker City, OR, Oregon?
Baker City, OR, Oregon has a population of 16,840 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Baker City, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Baker City, OR, Oregon is $60,936 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Baker City, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Baker City, OR, Oregon from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
