Josephine County, Oregon: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 88,1792024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,0982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Ravalli County, MT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Josephine CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Josephine 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 | −16.2% |
| 1896 | +16.7% |
| 1900 | −10.0% |
| 1904 | −39.1% |
| 1908 | −11.5% |
| 1912 | +17.8% |
| 1916 | −0.1% |
| 1920 | −30.5% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −45.3% |
| 1932 | +25.1% |
| 1936 | +14.2% |
| 1940 | −15.5% |
| 1944 | −10.8% |
| 1948 | −20.0% |
| 1952 | −41.6% |
| 1956 | −24.2% |
| 1960 | −15.3% |
| 1964 | −0.4% |
| 1968 | −28.0% |
| 1972 | −28.5% |
| 1976 | −7.9% |
| 1980 | −36.9% |
| 1984 | −39.0% |
| 1988 | −19.2% |
| 1992 | −5.9% |
| 1996 | −15.4% |
| 2000 | −28.1% |
| 2004 | −26.1% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −21.7% |
| 2016 | −30.2% |
| 2020 | −25.8% |
| 2024 | −28.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 16,928 | 31,128 | 49,628 | ||
| R | 18,451 | 31,751 | 51,641 | ||
| R | 13,453 | 26,923 | 44,560 | ||
| R | 14,953 | 23,673 | 40,238 | ||
| R | 17,412 | 22,973 | 42,049 | ||
| R | 15,214 | 26,241 | 42,275 | ||
| R | 11,864 | 22,186 | 36,733 | ||
| R | 11,113 | 16,048 | 32,111 | ||
| R | 11,007 | 13,003 | 33,559 | ||
| R | 10,646 | 15,876 | 27,272 | ||
| R | 8,539 | 19,470 | 28,062 | ||
| R | 7,116 | 16,827 | 26,336 | ||
| R | 9,061 | 10,726 | 21,110 | ||
| R | 5,090 | 9,911 | 16,927 | ||
| R | 4,351 | 8,456 | 14,671 | ||
| R | 6,857 | 6,918 | 13,801 | ||
| R | 5,419 | 7,387 | 12,831 | ||
| R | 4,863 | 7,967 | 12,830 | ||
| R | 3,353 | 8,200 | 11,655 | ||
| R | 3,290 | 5,004 | 8,588 | ||
| R | 3,214 | 4,010 | 7,355 | ||
| R | 2,888 | 3,964 | 6,932 | ||
| D | 2,840 | 1,992 | 5,955 | ||
| D | 3,060 | 1,757 | 5,198 | ||
| R | 959 | 2,625 | 3,681 | ||
| R | 650 | 1,756 | 3,257 | ||
| R | 819 | 1,606 | 2,581 | ||
| R | 1,656 | 1,660 | 3,593 | ||
| O | 702 | 305 | 2,230 | ||
| R | 732 | 967 | 2,037 | ||
| R | 327 | 914 | 1,501 | ||
| R | 744 | 919 | 1,750 | ||
| D | 1,194 | 844 | 2,096 | ||
| O | 283 | 502 | 1,349 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.9%
English
15.7%
Irish
12.5%
American
4.7%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
2.9%
French
2.7%
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: 47.3 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
$60,098
Josephine County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Josephine County$60,098
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Josephine 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
15.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)15.3%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Josephine County, anchored by Grants Pass in the rugged Siskiyou foothills, has voted Republican by double digits in every recent presidential cycle, with its 2024 margin of R+28.6 reflecting a largely white, rural electorate well outside Oregon's Willamette Valley Democratic strongholds.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-five points in 1932; the Republican margin reached forty-five points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $60,098, and a 16% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ravalli County and Meagher County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Josephine County, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Josephine County, Oregon voted Republican by 28.6 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 49,628 votes cast, 16,928 went Democratic and 31,128 went Republican.
What is Josephine County, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Josephine 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 3 times, Republican 29 times, and other 2 times.
When did Josephine County, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Josephine County, Oregon voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Josephine County, Oregon?
Josephine County, Oregon has a population of 88,179 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Josephine County, Oregon?
Median household income in Josephine County, Oregon is $60,098 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Josephine County, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Josephine County, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.