† 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
GroupIndependenceOregonUnited States
German15.8%16.3%12.5%
English12.4%14.1%9.5%
Irish8.7%11.1%9.4%
American4.0%4.3%5.3%
Scottish2.8%3.0%1.3%
Italian2.6%3.5%4.8%
Norwegian2.5%3.1%—
Swedish2.2%——
Mexican31.3%11.5%11.3%
Guatemalan1.7%0.4%0.5%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.4%1.8%
Spaniard1.0%0.4%—
Salvadoran0.7%0.2%0.7%
Cuban0.5%0.2%0.7%
Colombian0.5%—0.4%
Peruvian0.5%——
Asian Indian0.2%0.7%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.9%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.5%0.9%
Maya1.7%——
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
Independence
Oregon
United States
Median age
30.7
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
19.7%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.7%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Independence
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$85,375
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.5%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.0%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Independence
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
25.5%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
24.1%
9.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Independence
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.
Independence, Oregon
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+0.6%
2008
+11.3%
2012
+12.4%
2016
+6.7%
2020
+14.3%
2024
+12.1%
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
D
54.1%Harris2,445
42.0%Trump1,900
3.9%
D+12.1
R+2.2
D+13.5
4,519
D
55.3%Biden2,661
41.0%Trump1,974
3.7%
D+14.3
D+7.5
D+9.8
4,814
D
46.7%Clinton1,799
40.0%Trump1,540
13.3%
D+6.7
R+5.7
D+4.6
3,850
D
54.6%Obama1,582
42.2%Romney1,223
3.2%
D+12.4
D+1.1
D+8.5
2,899
D
54.6%Obama1,659
43.3%McCain1,316
2.2%
D+11.3
D+10.7
D+4.0
3,041
D
49.4%Kerry1,455
48.8%Bush1,438
1.7%
D+0.6
—
D+3.0
2,944
Independence sits along the Willamette River south of Salem, with a Latino population that has grown to roughly a third of residents — a demographic shift that increasingly influences local elections and community priorities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.1 points.
A population of 10,199, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,375 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Burlington and Shaw Heights.
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, Independence, Oregon voted Democratic by 12.1 points (D+12.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,519 votes cast, 2,445 went Democratic and 1,900 went Republican.
How many people live in Independence, Oregon?
Independence, Oregon has a population of 10,199 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Independence, Oregon?
Median household income in Independence, Oregon is $85,375 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Independence, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Independence, Oregon from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
