Lane County, Oregon: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+23%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 384,2072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,5442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Johnson County, IA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lane CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lane County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −25.8% |
| 1896 | +7.7% |
| 1900 | −10.2% |
| 1904 | −43.9% |
| 1908 | −18.9% |
| 1912 | +8.1% |
| 1916 | −9.8% |
| 1920 | −30.0% |
| 1924 | −37.1% |
| 1928 | −51.8% |
| 1932 | +2.2% |
| 1936 | +23.2% |
| 1940 | +2.9% |
| 1944 | −10.2% |
| 1948 | −13.9% |
| 1952 | −28.1% |
| 1956 | −12.3% |
| 1960 | −5.2% |
| 1964 | +34.6% |
| 1968 | −6.3% |
| 1972 | −1.6% |
| 1976 | +9.4% |
| 1980 | −2.0% |
| 1984 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | +18.6% |
| 1992 | +21.3% |
| 1996 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | +17.6% |
| 2008 | +27.4% |
| 2012 | +23.4% |
| 2016 | +18.6% |
| 2020 | +24.3% |
| 2024 | +23.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 123,957 | 76,149 | 208,021 | ||
| D | 134,366 | 80,336 | 222,253 | ||
| D | 102,753 | 67,141 | 191,950 | ||
| D | 102,652 | 62,509 | 171,850 | ||
| D | 114,037 | 63,835 | 182,910 | ||
| D | 107,769 | 75,007 | 185,872 | ||
| D | 78,583 | 61,578 | 152,188 | ||
| D | 69,461 | 48,253 | 139,787 | ||
| D | 74,083 | 41,789 | 151,862 | ||
| D | 69,883 | 47,563 | 119,702 | ||
| D | 63,999 | 61,493 | 125,852 | ||
| R | 52,240 | 54,750 | 125,604 | ||
| D | 56,479 | 46,245 | 108,367 | ||
| R | 46,177 | 47,739 | 98,187 | ||
| R | 34,521 | 39,563 | 80,549 | ||
| D | 49,785 | 24,139 | 74,200 | ||
| R | 32,596 | 36,148 | 68,862 | ||
| R | 27,534 | 35,264 | 62,798 | ||
| R | 19,960 | 35,693 | 55,919 | ||
| R | 15,606 | 20,843 | 37,709 | ||
| R | 14,375 | 17,690 | 32,397 | ||
| D | 16,286 | 15,349 | 31,890 | ||
| D | 13,926 | 8,309 | 24,215 | ||
| D | 11,073 | 10,547 | 24,137 | ||
| R | 4,213 | 13,647 | 18,205 | ||
| R | 3,255 | 8,551 | 14,275 | ||
| R | 3,986 | 7,714 | 12,447 | ||
| R | 5,880 | 7,253 | 14,028 | ||
| O | 2,596 | 1,986 | 7,513 | ||
| R | 2,174 | 3,313 | 6,033 | ||
| R | 1,166 | 3,501 | 5,314 | ||
| R | 2,037 | 2,521 | 4,746 | ||
| D | 2,594 | 2,215 | 4,929 | ||
| R | 828 | 1,902 | 4,161 | ||
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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
14.8%
Irish
12.8%
Italian
4.2%
American
3.9%
Scottish
3.4%
French
3.0%
African American
1.0%
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: 40.3 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
$71,544
Lane County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lane County$71,544
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Lane 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
15.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.2%
Working age (18–64)16.2%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
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 76.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lane County's presidential margins have held well to the left of the national average, driven by the University of Oregon city of Eugene, though its vast forested eastern reaches consistently temper that advantage with a more conservative rural vote.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached thirty-five points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-two points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $71,544, and a 15% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Johnson County and Taos County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lane County, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lane County, Oregon voted Democratic by 23.0 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 208,021 votes cast, 123,957 went Democratic and 76,149 went Republican.
What is Lane County, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Lane 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 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lane County, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Lane County, Oregon voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in Lane County, Oregon?
Lane County, Oregon has a population of 384,207 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lane County, Oregon?
Median household income in Lane County, Oregon is $71,544 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Lane County, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lane County, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.