Curry County, Oregon: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 23,3812024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,2442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Fremont County, WY · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Curry CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Curry County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | −25.5% |
| 1896 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | −33.5% |
| 1904 | −51.6% |
| 1908 | −26.3% |
| 1912 | +19.3% |
| 1916 | −2.4% |
| 1920 | −32.4% |
| 1924 | −36.2% |
| 1928 | −20.5% |
| 1932 | +40.3% |
| 1936 | +24.8% |
| 1940 | +4.6% |
| 1944 | −9.8% |
| 1948 | −23.2% |
| 1952 | −35.9% |
| 1956 | −7.2% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +36.9% |
| 1968 | −8.2% |
| 1972 | −13.2% |
| 1976 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | −26.6% |
| 1984 | −22.0% |
| 1988 | −8.3% |
| 1992 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | −5.4% |
| 2000 | −21.4% |
| 2004 | −16.5% |
| 2008 | −11.5% |
| 2012 | −16.9% |
| 2016 | −23.1% |
| 2020 | −16.3% |
| 2024 | −15.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,737 | 8,000 | 14,200 | ||
| R | 6,058 | 8,484 | 14,925 | ||
| R | 4,300 | 7,212 | 12,611 | ||
| R | 4,625 | 6,598 | 11,678 | ||
| R | 5,230 | 6,646 | 12,332 | ||
| R | 5,220 | 7,332 | 12,799 | ||
| R | 4,090 | 6,551 | 11,513 | ||
| R | 4,202 | 4,790 | 10,972 | ||
| D | 3,841 | 3,809 | 11,050 | ||
| R | 4,015 | 4,761 | 9,012 | ||
| R | 3,423 | 5,363 | 8,815 | ||
| R | 2,656 | 4,910 | 8,488 | ||
| D | 3,227 | 2,962 | 6,507 | ||
| R | 2,108 | 2,832 | 5,470 | ||
| R | 1,934 | 2,323 | 4,729 | ||
| D | 3,195 | 1,467 | 4,686 | ||
| D | 2,767 | 2,382 | 5,153 | ||
| R | 1,996 | 2,306 | 4,302 | ||
| R | 1,005 | 2,147 | 3,179 | ||
| R | 677 | 1,112 | 1,879 | ||
| R | 678 | 827 | 1,527 | ||
| D | 1,033 | 941 | 1,991 | ||
| D | 913 | 497 | 1,680 | ||
| D | 971 | 395 | 1,428 | ||
| R | 453 | 694 | 1,173 | ||
| R | 224 | 664 | 1,214 | ||
| R | 280 | 599 | 984 | ||
| R | 512 | 541 | 1,186 | ||
| O | 219 | 102 | 606 | ||
| R | 148 | 268 | 457 | ||
| R | 87 | 322 | 455 | ||
| R | 152 | 308 | 466 | ||
| D | 301 | 300 | 616 | ||
| R | 90 | 183 | 365 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.9%
German
15.8%
Irish
14.0%
Italian
4.9%
Scottish
3.2%
American
3.2%
French
2.9%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 57.7 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
$62,244
Curry County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Curry County$62,244
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Curry 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
15.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.9%
Working age (18–64)14.9%
Seniors (65+)7.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.6%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Despite sitting on Oregon's famously scenic southern coast, Curry County posts Republican presidential margins well above the state average, reflecting a rural, older demographic profile distinct from the urban and coastal liberal centers farther north.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 1904. The 2024 margin was sixteen points.
A population of 23,381, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,244 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fremont County and Columbia County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Curry County, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Curry County, Oregon voted Republican by 15.9 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,200 votes cast, 5,737 went Democratic and 8,000 went Republican.
What is Curry County, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Curry County, Oregon in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Curry County, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Curry County, Oregon voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Curry County, Oregon?
Curry County, Oregon has a population of 23,381 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Curry County, Oregon?
Median household income in Curry County, Oregon is $62,244 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Curry County, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Curry County, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.