† 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
GroupHood River, OROregonUnited States
German15.6%16.3%12.5%
English15.1%14.1%9.5%
Irish8.5%11.1%9.4%
American6.3%4.3%5.3%
Scottish3.3%3.0%1.3%
Norwegian2.7%3.1%—
Italian2.5%3.5%4.8%
French1.6%2.1%1.6%
Mexican29.1%11.5%11.3%
Venezuelan0.3%——
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Salvadoran0.2%0.2%0.7%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Aztec0.4%——
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
Hood River, OR
Oregon
United States
Median age
40.7
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
7.4%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.1%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Hood River, OR
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$88,947
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.0%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.0%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Hood River, OR
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.5%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
24.7%
9.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Hood River, OR
Oregon
United States
Catholic
13.9%
11.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.3%
12.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.6%
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.
Hood River, OR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
−33.1%
1912
+7.8%
1916
−4.6%
1920
−28.5%
1924
−21.2%
1928
−32.5%
1932
+9.2%
1936
+36.0%
1940
+1.3%
1944
−1.2%
1948
−9.2%
1952
−26.2%
1956
−12.6%
1960
−11.8%
1964
+32.5%
1968
−4.0%
1972
−14.1%
1976
−1.4%
1980
−7.4%
1984
−19.9%
1988
+0.3%
1992
+8.3%
1996
+11.4%
2000
+4.1%
2004
+14.8%
2008
+30.9%
2012
+26.7%
2016
+29.7%
2020
+36.7%
2024
+35.5%
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
65.8%Harris8,364
30.3%Trump3,854
3.8%
D+35.5
R+1.2
D+37.0
12,707
D
67.0%Biden8,764
30.2%Trump3,955
2.8%
D+36.7
D+7.1
D+32.3
13,090
D
59.7%Clinton6,510
30.0%Trump3,272
10.3%
D+29.7
D+3.0
D+27.6
10,910
D
61.6%Obama6,058
34.9%Romney3,429
3.6%
D+26.7
R+4.2
D+22.9
9,838
D
64.1%Obama6,302
33.2%McCain3,265
2.7%
D+30.9
D+16.1
D+23.6
9,830
D
56.7%Kerry5,587
41.8%Bush4,124
1.5%
D+14.8
D+10.7
D+17.3
9,859
D
47.6%Gore4,072
43.5%Bush3,721
8.8%
D+4.1
R+7.2
D+3.6
8,549
D
48.2%Clinton3,654
36.9%Dole2,794
14.9%
D+11.4
D+3.0
D+2.8
7,574
D
39.6%Clinton3,106
31.3%Bush2,453
29.1%
D+8.3
D+8.1
D+2.8
7,841
D
49.0%Dukakis3,275
48.7%Bush3,257
2.3%
D+0.3
D+20.2
D+8.0
6,689
R
39.9%Mondale3,022
59.8%Reagan4,531
0.2%
R+19.9
R+12.5
R+1.7
7,571
R
41.2%Carter2,924
48.6%Reagan3,450
10.1%
R+7.4
R+6.0
D+2.3
7,092
R
46.9%Carter3,114
48.4%Ford3,210
4.7%
R+1.4
D+12.6
R+3.5
6,636
R
39.9%McGovern2,330
54.0%Nixon3,152
6.1%
R+14.1
R+10.1
D+9.1
5,841
R
44.9%Humphrey2,385
48.8%Nixon2,597
6.3%
R+4.0
R+36.5
R+3.3
5,317
D
65.1%Johnson3,564
32.6%Goldwater1,786
2.2%
D+32.5
D+44.2
D+9.9
5,472
R
44.1%Kennedy2,450
55.9%Nixon3,103
0.0%
R+11.8
D+0.8
R+11.9
5,555
R
43.7%Stevenson2,445
56.3%Eisenhower3,149
0.0%
R+12.6
D+13.6
D+2.8
5,594
R
36.6%Stevenson1,930
62.8%Eisenhower3,310
0.5%
R+26.2
R+17.0
R+15.4
5,267
R
43.6%Truman1,761
52.8%Dewey2,134
3.6%
R+9.2
R+8.0
R+13.7
4,042
R
48.9%Roosevelt1,960
50.0%Dewey2,008
1.1%
R+1.2
R+2.5
R+8.7
4,012
D
50.5%Roosevelt2,367
49.2%Willkie2,305
0.4%
D+1.3
R+34.7
R+8.6
4,689
D
65.8%Roosevelt2,759
29.8%Landon1,249
4.5%
D+36.0
D+26.8
D+11.7
4,195
D
51.8%Roosevelt1,685
42.6%Hoover1,387
5.7%
D+9.2
D+41.7
R+8.6
3,256
R
32.7%Smith905
65.2%Hoover1,806
2.1%
R+32.5
R+11.3
R+15.1
2,769
R
27.3%Davis683
48.4%Coolidge1,214
24.3%
R+21.2
D+7.3
D+4.0
2,506
R
31.5%Cox761
60.0%Harding1,449
8.6%
R+28.5
R+23.8
R+2.3
2,417
R
43.7%Wilson1,188
48.3%Hughes1,314
8.0%
R+4.6
R+12.4
R+7.8
2,719
O
32.8%Wilson519
25.0%Taft396
42.1%
Roosevelt +9.3
D+40.8
R+11.8
1,581
R
29.1%Bryan359
62.2%Taft767
8.8%
R+33.1
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R+23.5
1,234
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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
65.3%7,002
31.5%3,377
10,727
2020
D
66.9%8,619
29.7%3,821
12,885
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+20.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+35.5
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 15 points more Republican.
16,813 registered voters · 2024 · up from 16,274 in 2022
Domestic migration in Hood River, OR in Hood River, OR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−146
2012
+47
2013
−64
2014
+23
2015
+150
2016
+24
2017
+209
2018
−209
2019
+35
2021
+82
2022
−48
2023
−295
2024
−162
2025
−11
Hood River's political profile reflects a tension between longtime farming families and an influx of outdoor-recreation professionals, producing margins that often split noticeably from surrounding rural Columbia County.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.7 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 33.1 points in 1908. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.5 points.
A population of 23,905, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,947 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hailey, ID and Rifle, CO.
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In 2024, Hood River, OR, Oregon voted Democratic by 35.5 points (D+35.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,707 votes cast, 8,364 went Democratic and 3,854 went Republican.
When did Hood River, OR, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Hood River, OR, Oregon voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Hood River, OR, Oregon?
Hood River, OR, Oregon has a population of 23,905 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hood River, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Hood River, OR, Oregon is $88,947 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Hood River, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Hood River, OR, Oregon from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.
