Douglas County, Oregon: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+37%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 112,0722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,3102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Phillips County, MT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Douglas CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Douglas 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 | −26.6% |
| 1896 | +3.5% |
| 1900 | −7.8% |
| 1904 | −39.7% |
| 1908 | −18.9% |
| 1912 | +6.9% |
| 1916 | −3.0% |
| 1920 | −27.0% |
| 1924 | −32.5% |
| 1928 | −43.0% |
| 1932 | +6.5% |
| 1936 | +6.3% |
| 1940 | −11.9% |
| 1944 | −14.5% |
| 1948 | −15.9% |
| 1952 | −28.5% |
| 1956 | −7.8% |
| 1960 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | +23.7% |
| 1968 | −16.2% |
| 1972 | −25.0% |
| 1976 | −4.7% |
| 1980 | −26.7% |
| 1984 | −26.6% |
| 1988 | −7.5% |
| 1992 | −10.6% |
| 1996 | −15.4% |
| 2000 | −34.1% |
| 2004 | −32.5% |
| 2008 | −20.1% |
| 2012 | −27.4% |
| 2016 | −38.3% |
| 2020 | −37.5% |
| 2024 | −37.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18,181 | 41,059 | 61,068 | ||
| R | 19,160 | 43,298 | 64,349 | ||
| R | 14,096 | 34,582 | 53,521 | ||
| R | 17,145 | 30,776 | 49,803 | ||
| R | 20,298 | 30,919 | 52,937 | ||
| R | 18,089 | 35,956 | 54,984 | ||
| R | 14,193 | 30,294 | 47,220 | ||
| R | 15,250 | 21,855 | 42,769 | ||
| R | 14,137 | 19,011 | 45,860 | ||
| R | 17,255 | 20,120 | 38,415 | ||
| R | 14,609 | 25,243 | 39,996 | ||
| R | 12,564 | 23,101 | 39,516 | ||
| R | 14,965 | 16,500 | 32,973 | ||
| R | 9,009 | 15,881 | 27,508 | ||
| R | 9,186 | 13,410 | 26,092 | ||
| D | 15,909 | 9,806 | 25,717 | ||
| D | 13,322 | 12,493 | 25,815 | ||
| R | 11,825 | 13,837 | 25,662 | ||
| R | 7,837 | 14,109 | 22,009 | ||
| R | 5,500 | 7,671 | 13,612 | ||
| R | 4,563 | 6,134 | 10,840 | ||
| R | 4,707 | 5,991 | 10,770 | ||
| D | 4,893 | 4,254 | 10,110 | ||
| D | 4,638 | 4,046 | 9,054 | ||
| R | 2,191 | 5,609 | 7,954 | ||
| R | 1,666 | 4,219 | 7,849 | ||
| R | 2,428 | 4,402 | 7,315 | ||
| R | 3,679 | 3,922 | 8,143 | ||
| O | 1,601 | 1,267 | 4,866 | ||
| R | 1,359 | 2,092 | 3,888 | ||
| R | 908 | 2,443 | 3,865 | ||
| R | 1,624 | 1,910 | 3,679 | ||
| D | 2,059 | 1,917 | 4,022 | ||
| R | 529 | 1,329 | 3,002 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.0%
English
16.9%
Irish
11.5%
American
5.7%
Scottish
3.5%
Italian
3.1%
French
2.3%
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: 46.5 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
$61,310
Douglas County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Douglas County$61,310
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Douglas 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
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.3%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
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 69.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Douglas County's timber-rooted economy and rural character anchor a consistent conservative lean, with the 2024 presidential margin exceeding 37 points — among the widest gaps in a state dominated statewide by Democrats.
The Republican margin here reached forty-three points in 1928. The 2024 margin was thirty-seven points.
A population of 112,072, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,310 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Phillips County and Wheeler County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Douglas County, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Douglas County, Oregon voted Republican by 37.5 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 61,068 votes cast, 18,181 went Democratic and 41,059 went Republican.
What is Douglas County, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Douglas 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Douglas County, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Douglas County, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Douglas County, Oregon?
Douglas County, Oregon has a population of 112,072 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Douglas County, Oregon?
Median household income in Douglas County, Oregon is $61,310 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Douglas County, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Douglas County, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.