† 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
GroupLa Grande, OROregonUnited States
German16.7%16.3%12.5%
English15.1%14.1%9.5%
Irish9.1%11.1%9.4%
American5.8%4.3%5.3%
Scottish2.6%3.0%1.3%
Italian2.1%3.5%4.8%
Norwegian2.1%3.1%—
Danish1.7%——
Mexican4.3%11.5%11.3%
Spanish0.5%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
Marshallese0.2%——
Chinese0.5%0.9%1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.5%0.9%
Korean0.2%0.4%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
La Grande, OR
Oregon
United States
Median age
40
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
11.4%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.4%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
La Grande, OR
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$65,661
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.1%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.1%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
La Grande, OR
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.9%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
2.1%
9.0%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
La Grande, OR
Oregon
United States
Catholic
4.7%
11.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
15.7%
12.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
65.7%
66.9%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
10.3%
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.
La Grande, OR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−14.5%
1896
+24.4%
1900
+4.1%
1904
−37.0%
1908
−10.7%
1912
+13.4%
1916
+14.7%
1920
−18.8%
1924
−10.8%
1928
−19.6%
1932
+43.2%
1936
+46.6%
1940
+25.8%
1944
+23.9%
1948
+17.0%
1952
−7.7%
1956
+7.9%
1960
+5.0%
1964
+31.7%
1968
−5.0%
1972
−20.0%
1976
−8.5%
1980
−25.2%
1984
−23.2%
1988
−3.8%
1992
−2.0%
1996
−9.1%
2000
−35.3%
2004
−32.9%
2008
−23.6%
2012
−30.3%
2016
−40.0%
2020
−40.4%
2024
−40.0%
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
28.2%Harris4,107
68.2%Trump9,942
3.6%
R+40.0
D+0.4
R+38.6
14,574
R
28.5%Biden4,254
68.9%Trump10,298
2.6%
R+40.4
R+0.5
R+44.9
14,944
R
25.1%Clinton3,249
65.0%Trump8,431
9.9%
R+40.0
R+9.6
R+42.0
12,968
R
32.9%Obama3,973
63.3%Romney7,636
3.8%
R+30.3
R+6.8
R+34.2
12,070
R
36.6%Obama4,613
60.2%McCain7,581
3.2%
R+23.6
D+9.4
R+30.8
12,594
R
32.8%Kerry4,428
65.7%Bush8,879
1.6%
R+32.9
D+2.3
R+30.5
13,519
R
29.6%Gore3,577
64.9%Bush7,836
5.5%
R+35.3
R+26.1
R+35.8
12,076
R
38.6%Clinton4,379
47.7%Dole5,414
13.7%
R+9.1
R+7.1
R+17.6
11,345
R
34.4%Clinton3,990
36.4%Bush4,223
29.1%
R+2.0
D+1.7
R+7.6
11,588
R
46.4%Dukakis4,682
50.2%Bush5,061
3.4%
R+3.8
D+19.4
D+4.0
10,090
R
38.2%Mondale4,134
61.4%Reagan6,645
0.5%
R+23.2
D+2.0
R+5.0
10,829
R
32.6%Carter3,677
57.8%Reagan6,514
9.6%
R+25.2
R+16.7
R+15.4
11,272
R
43.5%Carter4,280
52.0%Ford5,111
4.5%
R+8.5
D+11.6
R+10.5
9,829
R
36.4%McGovern3,272
56.5%Nixon5,073
7.1%
R+20.0
R+15.0
D+3.1
8,985
R
44.0%Humphrey3,409
49.0%Nixon3,796
7.0%
R+5.0
R+36.7
R+4.3
7,747
D
65.8%Johnson4,929
34.1%Goldwater2,553
0.1%
D+31.7
D+26.7
D+9.1
7,489
D
52.5%Kennedy4,081
47.5%Nixon3,689
0.0%
D+5.0
R+2.8
D+4.9
7,770
D
53.9%Stevenson4,389
46.1%Eisenhower3,749
0.0%
D+7.9
D+15.5
D+23.3
8,138
R
46.0%Stevenson3,526
53.7%Eisenhower4,114
0.3%
R+7.7
R+24.7
D+3.1
7,663
D
56.9%Truman3,808
39.8%Dewey2,668
3.3%
D+17.0
R+6.9
D+12.5
6,698
D
61.5%Roosevelt3,951
37.6%Dewey2,413
0.9%
D+23.9
R+1.9
D+16.4
6,424
D
62.5%Roosevelt4,500
36.7%Willkie2,642
0.8%
D+25.8
R+20.8
D+15.9
7,196
D
69.2%Roosevelt4,643
22.6%Landon1,517
8.2%
D+46.6
D+3.3
D+22.3
6,712
D
70.1%Roosevelt4,450
26.9%Hoover1,705
3.1%
D+43.2
D+62.8
D+25.4
6,350
R
39.6%Smith2,154
59.1%Hoover3,219
1.3%
R+19.6
R+8.8
R+2.1
5,444
R
32.1%Davis1,816
42.9%Coolidge2,428
25.1%
R+10.8
D+8.0
D+14.4
5,663
R
37.8%Cox1,899
56.7%Harding2,844
5.5%
R+18.8
R+33.5
D+7.4
5,020
D
54.5%Wilson3,086
39.8%Hughes2,253
5.8%
D+14.7
D+1.3
D+11.6
5,665
O
34.8%Wilson1,090
21.4%Taft671
43.8%
Roosevelt +9.0
D+24.1
R+6.2
3,134
R
40.0%Bryan1,191
50.7%Taft1,510
9.4%
R+10.7
D+26.3
R+1.2
2,980
R
25.9%Parker775
62.9%Roosevelt1,884
11.2%
R+37.0
R+41.1
R+17.3
2,996
D
50.0%Bryan1,646
45.9%McKinley1,512
4.1%
D+4.1
R+20.4
D+11.6
3,292
D
61.8%Bryan2,155
37.4%McKinley1,303
0.8%
D+24.4
D+38.9
D+30.5
3,487
O
20.1%Cleveland586
34.6%Harrison1,008
45.3%
Weaver +10.7
—
R+16.1
2,915
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
31.5%3,902
66.3%8,216
12,388
2020
R
31.1%4,545
66.2%9,674
14,605
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+25.6
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+40.0
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 14 points more Democratic.
19,655 registered voters · 2024 · up from 19,241 in 2022
Domestic migration in La Grande, OR in La Grande, OR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+91
2012
−169
2013
−340
2014
+45
2015
+38
2016
+304
2017
+264
2018
+284
2019
+126
2021
+150
2022
−6
2023
−169
2024
+91
2025
+40
Anchored by Union County in the Blue Mountains corridor, La Grande leans Republican by wide margins in statewide races, reflecting the rural, agriculture-dependent economy that defines much of Oregon east of the Cascades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 40.4 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 40.0 points.
A population of 26,144, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,661 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Baker City, OR and Sheridan, WY.
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In 2024, La Grande, OR, Oregon voted Republican by 40.0 points (R+40.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,574 votes cast, 4,107 went Democratic and 9,942 went Republican.
When did La Grande, OR, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which La Grande, OR, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in La Grande, OR, Oregon?
La Grande, OR, Oregon has a population of 26,144 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in La Grande, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in La Grande, OR, Oregon is $65,661 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of La Grande, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in La Grande, OR, Oregon from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.
