† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupBurnsOregonUnited States
German19.7%16.3%12.5%
Irish13.1%11.1%9.4%
English12.6%14.1%9.5%
American8.3%4.3%5.3%
Scottish5.3%3.0%1.3%
Polish4.5%—2.2%
Norwegian3.3%3.1%—
French3.2%2.1%1.6%
Mexican4.7%11.5%11.3%
Spaniard0.9%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
Burns
Oregon
United States
Median age
52.8
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
3.2%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
29.5%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Burns
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$41,858
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.5%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
7.1%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Burns
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.5%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
3.0%
9.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Burns
Oregon
United States
Catholic
—
11.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Burns, Oregon
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−46.4%
2008
−36.0%
2012
−42.0%
2016
−43.6%
2020
−45.5%
2024
−46.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
24.3%Harris334
71.2%Trump977
4.5%
R+46.8
R+1.3
R+45.4
1,373
R
25.3%Biden380
70.8%Trump1,063
3.9%
R+45.5
R+1.9
R+50.0
1,501
R
22.2%Clinton296
65.8%Trump877
11.9%
R+43.6
R+1.6
R+45.7
1,332
R
27.0%Obama324
69.0%Romney828
4.0%
R+42.0
R+6.0
R+45.9
1,200
R
30.1%Obama393
66.1%McCain863
3.8%
R+36.0
D+10.4
R+43.3
1,306
R
26.2%Kerry341
72.5%Bush946
1.3%
R+46.4
—
R+43.9
1,304
Burns anchors Harney County, Oregon's largest by area, where a sparse ranching and timber economy has long produced lopsided Republican margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 46.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.8 points.
A population of 2,723, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,858 describe the city.
In 2024, Burns, Oregon voted Republican by 46.8 points (R+46.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,373 votes cast, 334 went Democratic and 977 went Republican.
How many people live in Burns, Oregon?
Burns, Oregon has a population of 2,723 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burns, Oregon?
Median household income in Burns, Oregon is $41,858 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Burns, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Burns, Oregon from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
