† 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
7 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
GroupPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAUnited States
German15.9%12.5%
English13.4%9.5%
Irish10.7%9.4%
American4.5%5.3%
Italian3.5%4.8%
Norwegian3.2%—
Scottish2.9%1.3%
French2.3%1.6%
Mexican10.3%11.3%
Spaniard0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.4%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%0.5%
Spanish0.3%—
Cuban0.3%0.7%
Salvadoran0.3%0.7%
Chinese1.4%1.3%
Vietnamese1.2%0.6%
Asian Indian1.1%1.4%
Filipino0.8%0.9%
Korean0.6%0.4%
Japanese0.4%0.2%
African American†2.0%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%
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
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
United States
Median age
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
United States
Median household income
$97,649
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
42.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
18.3%
22.3%
Spanish
8.4%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.8%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.6%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.6%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
United States
Catholic
11.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
64.3%
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.
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−31.3%
1896
−17.0%
1900
−27.0%
1904
−57.5%
1908
−26.4%
1912
+9.4%
1916
−8.3%
1920
−23.9%
1924
−26.9%
1928
−25.5%
1932
+24.5%
1936
+41.3%
1940
+13.1%
1944
+13.1%
1948
+3.8%
1952
−12.7%
1956
−7.2%
1960
−3.9%
1964
+30.7%
1968
+1.4%
1972
−4.6%
1976
−0.1%
1980
−3.3%
1984
−6.4%
1988
+9.5%
1992
+15.2%
1996
+15.7%
2000
+11.7%
2004
+15.3%
2008
+27.7%
2012
+23.4%
2016
+25.7%
2020
+30.5%
2024
+29.3%
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
D
62.7%Harris834,779
33.4%Trump444,458
3.9%
D+29.3
R+1.2
D+30.8
1,331,506
D
63.6%Biden900,757
33.2%Trump469,466
3.2%
D+30.5
D+4.8
D+26.0
1,415,523
D
57.4%Clinton672,364
31.7%Trump371,379
10.9%
D+25.7
D+2.3
D+23.6
1,172,059
D
60.0%Obama632,945
36.6%Romney386,323
3.4%
D+23.4
R+4.3
D+19.5
1,055,567
D
62.6%Obama657,076
34.9%McCain366,490
2.5%
D+27.7
D+12.4
D+20.4
1,049,768
D
57.0%Kerry587,901
41.7%Bush430,401
1.3%
D+15.3
D+3.6
D+17.7
1,031,715
D
52.7%Gore443,629
41.0%Bush345,239
6.2%
D+11.7
R+4.0
D+11.2
841,448
D
51.4%Clinton380,537
35.6%Dole264,044
13.0%
D+15.7
D+0.6
D+7.2
740,992
D
45.6%Clinton356,487
30.5%Bush238,124
23.9%
D+15.2
D+5.6
D+9.6
781,048
D
53.9%Dukakis343,172
44.3%Bush282,346
1.8%
D+9.5
D+15.9
D+17.3
637,067
R
46.5%Mondale290,504
52.9%Reagan330,464
0.5%
R+6.4
R+3.1
D+11.8
624,360
R
41.5%Carter246,639
44.8%Reagan266,198
13.7%
R+3.3
R+3.1
D+6.4
594,049
R
47.8%Carter255,813
48.0%Ford256,598
4.2%
R+0.1
D+4.4
R+2.2
535,061
R
45.6%McGovern226,237
50.2%Nixon249,015
4.2%
R+4.6
R+6.0
D+18.6
496,292
D
48.1%Humphrey211,351
46.7%Nixon205,269
5.2%
D+1.4
R+29.3
D+2.1
439,507
D
65.2%Johnson273,608
34.5%Goldwater144,745
0.4%
D+30.7
D+34.6
D+8.1
419,898
R
48.0%Kennedy198,802
51.9%Nixon214,980
0.1%
R+3.9
D+3.3
R+4.1
414,298
R
46.4%Stevenson182,042
53.6%Eisenhower210,147
0.0%
R+7.2
D+5.5
D+8.2
392,242
R
43.4%Stevenson163,227
56.1%Eisenhower211,069
0.5%
R+12.7
R+16.5
R+2.0
376,347
D
49.6%Truman145,173
45.8%Dewey134,086
4.5%
D+3.8
R+9.3
R+0.7
292,453
D
55.9%Roosevelt158,795
42.8%Dewey121,481
1.4%
D+13.1
±0.0
D+5.6
284,164
D
56.2%Roosevelt145,315
43.1%Willkie111,440
0.7%
D+13.1
R+28.1
D+3.2
258,554
D
68.7%Roosevelt154,935
27.5%Landon61,915
3.8%
D+41.3
D+16.8
D+17.0
225,495
D
59.6%Roosevelt115,776
35.2%Hoover68,270
5.2%
D+24.5
D+49.9
D+6.7
194,202
R
36.4%Smith63,736
61.9%Hoover108,293
1.6%
R+25.5
D+1.5
R+8.0
174,910
R
22.3%Davis32,176
49.3%Coolidge70,967
28.4%
R+26.9
R+3.0
R+1.8
144,007
R
34.4%Cox40,120
58.3%Harding68,051
7.3%
R+23.9
R+15.6
D+2.3
116,682
R
43.4%Wilson53,424
51.7%Hughes63,636
5.0%
R+8.3
R+17.7
R+11.4
123,198
O
33.5%Wilson22,190
24.1%Taft15,985
42.4%
Roosevelt +8.9
D+35.8
R+10.2
66,241
R
32.7%Bryan15,962
59.0%Taft28,862
8.3%
R+26.4
D+31.1
R+16.8
48,886
R
14.3%Parker4,949
71.9%Roosevelt24,809
13.8%
R+57.5
R+30.6
R+37.9
34,526
R
33.6%Bryan10,057
60.6%McKinley18,126
5.8%
R+27.0
R+9.9
R+19.4
29,920
R
40.4%Bryan14,771
57.4%McKinley20,993
2.2%
R+17.0
D+14.3
R+10.9
36,551
R
16.0%Cleveland5,005
47.3%Harrison14,774
36.6%
R+31.3
—
R+33.0
31,205
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
486,726
2018 (partial)
326,285
2020 (partial)
362,483
2022
1,764,566
2024
1,825,967
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+60 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +86,631 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+10,825
2012
+10,287
2013
+8,245
2014
+15,859
2015
+22,121
2016
+24,278
2017
+12,800
2018
+7,183
2019
+8,374
2021
−6,682
2022
−15,627
2023
−5,558
2024
−5,534
2025
+60
Portland's urban core drives reliably Democratic margins, but the Clark County, WA portion adds a competitive suburban swing constituency that campaigns on both sides of the Columbia treat as a separate targeting problem.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 57.5 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.3 points.
A population of 2,520,987, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,649 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA and Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA.
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How did Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, Oregon voted Democratic by 29.3 points (D+29.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,331,506 votes cast, 834,779 went Democratic and 444,458 went Republican.
When did Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, Oregon voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, Oregon?
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, Oregon has a population of 2,520,987 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, Oregon?
Median household income in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, Oregon is $97,649 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, Oregon from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
