Clatsop County, Oregon: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+11MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 41,3632024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,8222024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+45 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lake County, CO · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Clatsop CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Clatsop County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −18.5% |
| 1896 | −23.4% |
| 1900 | −30.1% |
| 1904 | −52.3% |
| 1908 | −33.2% |
| 1912 | +0.2% |
| 1916 | −6.3% |
| 1920 | −31.8% |
| 1924 | −33.0% |
| 1928 | −29.1% |
| 1932 | +25.5% |
| 1936 | +45.4% |
| 1940 | +27.8% |
| 1944 | +21.1% |
| 1948 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | −13.0% |
| 1956 | −1.9% |
| 1960 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | +35.0% |
| 1968 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | +14.8% |
| 1992 | +17.9% |
| 1996 | +15.6% |
| 2000 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | +10.1% |
| 2008 | +18.9% |
| 2012 | +14.7% |
| 2016 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | +11.3% |
| 2024 | +11.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 12,533 | 9,913 | 23,290 | ||
| D | 12,916 | 10,218 | 23,910 | ||
| D | 9,252 | 8,138 | 19,664 | ||
| D | 9,861 | 7,249 | 17,818 | ||
| D | 10,701 | 7,192 | 18,548 | ||
| D | 10,461 | 8,503 | 19,309 | ||
| D | 8,296 | 6,950 | 16,474 | ||
| D | 7,732 | 5,334 | 15,405 | ||
| D | 7,700 | 4,683 | 16,812 | ||
| D | 8,074 | 5,956 | 14,316 | ||
| D | 7,525 | 7,522 | 15,085 | ||
| D | 6,482 | 6,124 | 14,959 | ||
| D | 6,690 | 6,178 | 13,616 | ||
| D | 6,017 | 5,998 | 12,647 | ||
| D | 6,243 | 5,810 | 12,738 | ||
| D | 8,371 | 4,023 | 12,413 | ||
| D | 6,530 | 6,286 | 12,866 | ||
| R | 6,372 | 6,616 | 12,988 | ||
| R | 5,814 | 7,569 | 13,511 | ||
| D | 5,574 | 5,076 | 11,313 | ||
| D | 6,038 | 3,921 | 10,031 | ||
| D | 6,686 | 3,758 | 10,514 | ||
| D | 6,267 | 2,261 | 8,832 | ||
| D | 4,473 | 2,570 | 7,457 | ||
| R | 2,208 | 4,087 | 6,454 | ||
| R | 1,373 | 3,313 | 5,881 | ||
| R | 1,687 | 3,498 | 5,697 | ||
| R | 2,239 | 2,568 | 5,194 | ||
| O | 728 | 722 | 2,676 | ||
| R | 658 | 1,482 | 2,479 | ||
| R | 336 | 1,408 | 2,050 | ||
| R | 688 | 1,329 | 2,127 | ||
| R | 1,135 | 1,849 | 3,053 | ||
| R | 713 | 1,148 | 2,348 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.2%
English
18.3%
Irish
10.9%
American
4.5%
Scottish
3.1%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.6%
African American
0.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 46.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,822
Clatsop County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Clatsop County$71,822
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Clatsop County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.7%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.0%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Clatsop County's coastal and port economy anchors a modest but consistent Democratic lean, with its 2024 presidential margin landing at D+11.3 — notable for a rural Oregon county of just 35,000 residents.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached forty-five points in 1936; the Republican margin reached fifty-two points in 1904. The 2024 margin was eleven points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $71,822, and a 12% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lake County and Lincoln County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Clatsop County, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clatsop County, Oregon voted Democratic by 11.2 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,290 votes cast, 12,533 went Democratic and 9,913 went Republican.
What is Clatsop County, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Clatsop County, Oregon in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Clatsop County, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Clatsop County, Oregon voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Clatsop County, Oregon?
Clatsop County, Oregon has a population of 41,363 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clatsop County, Oregon?
Median household income in Clatsop County, Oregon is $71,822 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Clatsop County, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clatsop County, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.