† 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
GroupDamascusOregonUnited States
German21.1%16.3%12.5%
English16.7%14.1%9.5%
Irish13.1%11.1%9.4%
American4.9%4.3%5.3%
Italian4.0%3.5%4.8%
Norwegian3.9%3.1%—
Scottish3.7%3.0%1.3%
French2.9%2.1%1.6%
Mexican4.4%11.5%11.3%
Spaniard0.2%0.4%—
Spanish0.2%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
Chinese1.2%0.9%1.3%
Filipino0.7%0.5%0.9%
Vietnamese0.7%0.7%0.6%
Korean0.6%0.4%0.4%
Asian Indian0.5%0.7%1.4%
Japanese0.3%0.3%0.2%
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
Damascus
Oregon
United States
Median age
45.6
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
7.1%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.5%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Damascus
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$122,500
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.2%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.6%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Damascus
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.7%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
2.0%
9.0%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
2.8%
0.8%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.5%
1.0%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Damascus
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.
Damascus, Oregon
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−18.3%
2008
−6.4%
2012
−13.1%
2016
−15.3%
2020
−13.5%
2024
−14.9%
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
40.8%Harris2,942
55.7%Trump4,012
3.4%
R+14.9
R+1.3
R+13.4
7,202
R
41.9%Biden3,127
55.4%Trump4,136
2.7%
R+13.5
D+1.7
R+18.0
7,466
R
37.4%Clinton2,317
52.7%Trump3,262
9.9%
R+15.3
R+2.2
R+17.4
6,192
R
42.1%Obama2,271
55.2%Romney2,977
2.8%
R+13.1
R+6.7
R+16.9
5,398
R
45.9%Obama2,362
52.3%McCain2,692
1.8%
R+6.4
D+11.9
R+13.7
5,148
R
40.6%Kerry2,169
58.9%Bush3,146
0.5%
R+18.3
—
R+15.8
5,343
Damascus spent years caught in a drawn-out effort to incorporate as a city before voters rejected it, leaving this unincorporated Clackamas County community in a persistent tension between suburban growth pressure and rural resistance.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 18.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.9 points.
A population of 11,437, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $122,500 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hockinson and Ogden.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Damascus, Oregon voted Republican by 14.9 points (R+14.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,202 votes cast, 2,942 went Democratic and 4,012 went Republican.
How many people live in Damascus, Oregon?
Damascus, Oregon has a population of 11,437 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Damascus, Oregon?
Median household income in Damascus, Oregon is $122,500 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Damascus, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Damascus, Oregon from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
