Grant County, Oregon: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+60%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2000.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,2092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,4502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2000MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Grant County, WA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Grant CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Grant 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 | −10.1% |
| 1896 | +7.9% |
| 1900 | −19.0% |
| 1904 | −46.5% |
| 1908 | −24.0% |
| 1912 | −0.4% |
| 1916 | +11.6% |
| 1920 | −42.6% |
| 1924 | −33.7% |
| 1928 | −49.4% |
| 1932 | +32.8% |
| 1936 | +29.7% |
| 1940 | +17.8% |
| 1944 | +3.0% |
| 1948 | +2.9% |
| 1952 | −23.9% |
| 1956 | −18.2% |
| 1960 | −8.3% |
| 1964 | +24.0% |
| 1968 | −24.8% |
| 1972 | −28.8% |
| 1976 | −7.7% |
| 1980 | −29.7% |
| 1984 | −33.4% |
| 1988 | −21.5% |
| 1992 | −9.1% |
| 1996 | −24.2% |
| 2000 | −64.7% |
| 2004 | −59.7% |
| 2008 | −45.5% |
| 2012 | −53.0% |
| 2016 | −56.9% |
| 2020 | −56.9% |
| 2024 | −60.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 816 | 3,490 | 4,456 | ||
| R | 929 | 3,545 | 4,596 | ||
| R | 739 | 3,210 | 4,340 | ||
| R | 853 | 2,926 | 3,911 | ||
| R | 1,006 | 2,785 | 3,909 | ||
| R | 780 | 3,204 | 4,061 | ||
| R | 589 | 3,078 | 3,846 | ||
| R | 1,180 | 2,110 | 3,837 | ||
| R | 1,135 | 1,496 | 3,986 | ||
| R | 1,437 | 2,264 | 3,844 | ||
| R | 1,344 | 2,695 | 4,041 | ||
| R | 1,274 | 2,519 | 4,187 | ||
| R | 1,393 | 1,640 | 3,206 | ||
| R | 932 | 1,781 | 2,951 | ||
| R | 934 | 1,632 | 2,814 | ||
| D | 1,877 | 1,149 | 3,032 | ||
| R | 1,438 | 1,697 | 3,135 | ||
| R | 1,261 | 1,822 | 3,083 | ||
| R | 1,190 | 1,941 | 3,148 | ||
| D | 1,156 | 1,090 | 2,293 | ||
| D | 1,072 | 1,006 | 2,203 | ||
| D | 1,582 | 1,103 | 2,695 | ||
| D | 1,436 | 697 | 2,489 | ||
| D | 1,496 | 733 | 2,325 | ||
| R | 469 | 1,411 | 1,906 | ||
| R | 459 | 1,126 | 1,979 | ||
| R | 497 | 1,310 | 1,910 | ||
| D | 1,210 | 941 | 2,320 | ||
| O | 413 | 418 | 1,360 | ||
| R | 433 | 748 | 1,314 | ||
| R | 316 | 1,007 | 1,485 | ||
| R | 613 | 911 | 1,570 | ||
| D | 867 | 736 | 1,652 | ||
| R | 437 | 568 | 1,294 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.4%
English
14.0%
Irish
8.0%
American
5.1%
Scottish
5.0%
French
2.5%
Italian
2.1%
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: 50.4 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
$59,450
Grant County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grant County$59,450
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Grant 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
12.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.5%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)5.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.2%
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 76.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Grant County's vast high-desert ranching landscape and sparse population of under 8,000 produce some of the most lopsided Republican presidential margins in Oregon, a pattern that has held consistently across recent election cycles.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at sixty-five points in 2000. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty points.
A median household income of $59,450, a 13% poverty rate, and a 88% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grant County and Idaho County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Grant County, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grant County, Oregon voted Republican by 60.0 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,456 votes cast, 816 went Democratic and 3,490 went Republican.
What is Grant County, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Grant County, Oregon in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 Grant County, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grant County, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Grant County, Oregon?
Grant County, Oregon has a population of 7,209 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grant County, Oregon?
Median household income in Grant County, Oregon is $59,450 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Grant County, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grant County, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.