Jackson County, Oregon: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+6MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 222,6452024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,9992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Yamhill County, OR · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jackson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jackson 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 | −18.0% |
| 1896 | +25.5% |
| 1900 | −1.2% |
| 1904 | −36.7% |
| 1908 | −12.2% |
| 1912 | +23.5% |
| 1916 | +14.9% |
| 1920 | −25.6% |
| 1924 | −33.1% |
| 1928 | −52.4% |
| 1932 | +15.1% |
| 1936 | +19.1% |
| 1940 | −11.4% |
| 1944 | −12.5% |
| 1948 | −20.4% |
| 1952 | −35.5% |
| 1956 | −14.9% |
| 1960 | −9.4% |
| 1964 | +14.3% |
| 1968 | −19.7% |
| 1972 | −22.8% |
| 1976 | −1.7% |
| 1980 | −22.1% |
| 1984 | −23.9% |
| 1988 | −7.2% |
| 1992 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | −6.2% |
| 2000 | −15.2% |
| 2004 | −11.9% |
| 2008 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | −4.7% |
| 2016 | −8.6% |
| 2020 | −3.5% |
| 2024 | −6.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 54,065 | 61,743 | 119,572 | ||
| R | 59,478 | 63,869 | 127,165 | ||
| R | 44,447 | 53,870 | 109,327 | ||
| R | 44,468 | 49,020 | 97,127 | ||
| D | 49,090 | 49,043 | 101,047 | ||
| R | 44,366 | 56,519 | 102,189 | ||
| R | 33,153 | 46,052 | 84,796 | ||
| R | 29,230 | 33,771 | 73,647 | ||
| D | 29,146 | 28,704 | 77,096 | ||
| R | 28,028 | 32,516 | 61,912 | ||
| R | 23,230 | 37,895 | 61,359 | ||
| R | 19,903 | 32,879 | 58,740 | ||
| R | 23,384 | 24,237 | 50,236 | ||
| R | 14,529 | 24,003 | 41,561 | ||
| R | 12,714 | 19,577 | 34,842 | ||
| D | 19,486 | 14,598 | 34,084 | ||
| R | 14,531 | 17,554 | 32,157 | ||
| R | 12,733 | 17,201 | 29,934 | ||
| R | 8,674 | 18,279 | 27,060 | ||
| R | 7,342 | 11,226 | 19,072 | ||
| R | 6,668 | 8,598 | 15,426 | ||
| R | 6,754 | 8,507 | 15,339 | ||
| D | 7,520 | 4,866 | 13,914 | ||
| D | 7,519 | 5,459 | 13,639 | ||
| R | 2,463 | 8,053 | 10,676 | ||
| R | 1,840 | 4,868 | 9,141 | ||
| R | 2,503 | 4,382 | 7,326 | ||
| D | 4,874 | 3,538 | 8,978 | ||
| O | 2,079 | 847 | 5,243 | ||
| R | 1,537 | 2,032 | 4,057 | ||
| R | 798 | 1,992 | 3,257 | ||
| R | 1,525 | 1,565 | 3,249 | ||
| D | 2,354 | 1,387 | 3,788 | ||
| O | 466 | 959 | 2,737 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.7%
German
14.6%
Irish
11.6%
Italian
4.5%
American
4.0%
Scottish
2.8%
French
2.4%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 42.8 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
$73,999
Jackson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jackson County$73,999
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Jackson 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
12.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.7%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.6%
speak English only
Spanish7.6%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 72.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Medford and Ashland, Jackson County blends rural timber communities with a small college-town liberal enclave, producing a competitive-to-Republican lean that has tightened by roughly 10 points over the past three election cycles.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-six points in 1896; the Republican margin reached fifty-two points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $73,999, and a 12% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Yamhill County and Polk County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jackson County, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson County, Oregon voted Republican by 6.4 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 119,572 votes cast, 54,065 went Democratic and 61,743 went Republican.
What is Jackson County, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Jackson 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 7 times, Republican 25 times, and other 2 times.
When did Jackson County, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson County, Oregon voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Jackson County, Oregon?
Jackson County, Oregon has a population of 222,645 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson County, Oregon?
Median household income in Jackson County, Oregon is $73,999 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Jackson County, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson County, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.