† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupThe Dalles, OROregonUnited States
German15.0%16.3%12.5%
English12.7%14.1%9.5%
Irish10.5%11.1%9.4%
American5.7%4.3%5.3%
Scottish3.4%3.0%1.3%
Swedish3.0%——
Norwegian2.4%3.1%—
Italian2.3%3.5%4.8%
Mexican18.0%11.5%11.3%
Spaniard0.8%0.4%—
Salvadoran0.4%0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Samoan0.2%——
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
The Dalles, OR
Oregon
United States
Median age
41
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
7.4%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.5%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
The Dalles, OR
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$64,175
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.6%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.4%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
The Dalles, OR
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
18.8%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
16.8%
9.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
The Dalles, OR
Oregon
United States
Catholic
9.4%
11.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.7%
12.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
74.8%
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.
The Dalles, OR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−26.4%
1896
−10.7%
1900
−19.6%
1904
−50.1%
1908
−23.8%
1912
+5.9%
1916
+0.9%
1920
−29.2%
1924
−26.1%
1928
−23.2%
1932
+22.2%
1936
+44.3%
1940
+8.0%
1944
−2.4%
1948
−5.7%
1952
−26.7%
1956
−2.0%
1960
+0.8%
1964
+37.2%
1968
+0.9%
1972
−9.0%
1976
+3.3%
1980
−3.6%
1984
−11.1%
1988
+6.9%
1992
+12.9%
1996
+13.1%
2000
−6.9%
2004
−3.6%
2008
+7.1%
2012
−0.2%
2016
−8.8%
2020
−3.1%
2024
−5.7%
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
45.3%Harris6,069
51.1%Trump6,837
3.6%
R+5.7
R+2.7
R+4.3
13,391
R
46.7%Biden6,604
49.8%Trump7,035
3.5%
R+3.1
D+5.7
R+7.5
14,130
R
40.0%Clinton4,781
48.8%Trump5,833
11.3%
R+8.8
R+8.6
R+10.9
11,964
R
47.9%Obama5,211
48.1%Romney5,229
4.0%
R+0.2
R+7.2
R+4.0
10,873
D
51.9%Obama5,906
44.8%McCain5,103
3.3%
D+7.1
D+10.6
R+0.2
11,380
R
47.4%Kerry5,691
51.0%Bush6,119
1.6%
R+3.6
D+3.4
R+1.1
12,002
R
43.3%Gore4,616
50.2%Bush5,356
6.5%
R+6.9
R+20.1
R+7.5
10,664
D
49.9%Clinton4,967
36.8%Dole3,662
13.3%
D+13.1
D+0.2
D+4.6
9,952
D
42.5%Clinton4,663
29.5%Bush3,242
28.0%
D+12.9
D+6.0
D+7.4
10,973
D
52.3%Dukakis5,141
45.4%Bush4,462
2.3%
D+6.9
D+18.0
D+14.6
9,834
R
44.3%Mondale5,526
55.4%Reagan6,905
0.3%
R+11.1
R+7.5
D+7.2
12,472
R
42.4%Carter4,336
46.0%Reagan4,703
11.7%
R+3.6
R+6.9
D+6.2
10,235
D
49.4%Carter4,560
46.1%Ford4,258
4.6%
D+3.3
D+12.2
D+1.2
9,240
R
42.7%McGovern3,749
51.7%Nixon4,537
5.6%
R+9.0
R+9.9
D+14.2
8,775
D
47.2%Humphrey3,918
46.3%Nixon3,842
6.6%
D+0.9
R+36.2
D+1.6
8,306
D
68.5%Johnson5,890
31.3%Goldwater2,695
0.1%
D+37.2
D+36.4
D+14.6
8,597
D
50.4%Kennedy4,426
49.6%Nixon4,355
0.0%
D+0.8
D+2.8
D+0.6
8,784
R
49.0%Stevenson4,165
51.0%Eisenhower4,332
0.0%
R+2.0
D+24.7
D+13.4
8,497
R
36.4%Stevenson2,517
63.1%Eisenhower4,362
0.5%
R+26.7
R+21.0
R+15.9
6,914
R
46.0%Truman2,438
51.7%Dewey2,740
2.2%
R+5.7
R+3.3
R+10.2
5,296
R
48.3%Roosevelt2,313
50.8%Dewey2,429
0.9%
R+2.4
R+10.5
R+9.9
4,786
D
53.8%Roosevelt3,001
45.8%Willkie2,553
0.4%
D+8.0
R+36.2
R+1.9
5,576
D
68.9%Roosevelt3,573
24.7%Landon1,278
6.4%
D+44.3
D+22.1
D+20.0
5,184
D
59.5%Roosevelt2,776
37.3%Hoover1,740
3.2%
D+22.2
D+45.4
D+4.4
4,664
R
37.6%Smith1,699
60.8%Hoover2,746
1.5%
R+23.2
D+2.9
R+5.7
4,513
R
25.3%Davis1,185
51.5%Coolidge2,409
23.2%
R+26.1
D+3.0
R+1.0
4,681
R
33.1%Cox1,434
62.3%Harding2,698
4.7%
R+29.2
R+30.1
R+3.0
4,334
D
48.5%Wilson2,287
47.5%Hughes2,243
4.0%
D+0.9
R+5.0
R+2.2
4,719
D
35.8%Wilson929
29.9%Taft775
34.3%
D+5.9
D+29.7
R+13.6
2,594
R
33.3%Bryan764
57.1%Taft1,309
9.5%
R+23.8
D+26.3
R+14.2
2,291
R
17.3%Parker536
67.3%Roosevelt2,092
15.4%
R+50.1
R+30.5
R+30.4
3,107
R
37.8%Bryan1,038
57.4%McKinley1,576
4.8%
R+19.6
R+8.9
R+12.0
2,747
R
43.7%Bryan1,367
54.4%McKinley1,701
1.9%
R+10.7
D+15.8
R+4.6
3,129
R
23.4%Cleveland497
49.8%Harrison1,059
26.8%
R+26.4
—
R+28.1
2,125
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
47.6%5,382
49.2%5,562
11,295
2020
D
48.7%6,716
47.6%6,572
13,799
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+1.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+5.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.5 points more Democratic.
18,969 registered voters · 2024 · up from 18,750 in 2022
Domestic migration in The Dalles, OR in The Dalles, OR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−58
2012
+173
2013
−46
2014
−41
2015
+212
2016
+313
2017
+495
2018
+138
2019
+248
2021
+196
2022
−53
2023
−85
2024
+173
2025
−44
The Dalles anchors Wasco County, a reliably Republican-leaning stretch of the mid-Columbia that has swung toward statewide Democrats in high-turnout cycles, reflecting the tension between its agricultural base and a growing tech-sector workforce tied to nearby server farms.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 50.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.7 points.
A population of 26,552, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,175 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Newport, OR and Astoria, OR.
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In 2024, The Dalles, OR, Oregon voted Republican by 5.7 points (R+5.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,391 votes cast, 6,069 went Democratic and 6,837 went Republican.
When did The Dalles, OR, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which The Dalles, OR, Oregon voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in The Dalles, OR, Oregon?
The Dalles, OR, Oregon has a population of 26,552 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in The Dalles, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in The Dalles, OR, Oregon is $64,175 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of The Dalles, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in The Dalles, OR, Oregon from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.
