Sherman County, Oregon: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+56%. Republican peak: R+56 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+56MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,9382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,1612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wells County, ND · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Sherman CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Sherman 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 | −28.7% |
| 1896 | −1.4% |
| 1900 | −7.1% |
| 1904 | −54.6% |
| 1908 | −24.7% |
| 1912 | −1.7% |
| 1916 | +2.0% |
| 1920 | −34.5% |
| 1924 | −28.8% |
| 1928 | −33.6% |
| 1932 | +21.8% |
| 1936 | +40.1% |
| 1940 | +7.6% |
| 1944 | +4.3% |
| 1948 | −7.8% |
| 1952 | −35.4% |
| 1956 | −23.0% |
| 1960 | −13.1% |
| 1964 | +27.0% |
| 1968 | −24.1% |
| 1972 | −33.3% |
| 1976 | −6.9% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −35.0% |
| 1988 | −11.8% |
| 1992 | −5.6% |
| 1996 | −3.0% |
| 2000 | −33.2% |
| 2004 | −27.5% |
| 2008 | −23.8% |
| 2012 | −35.0% |
| 2016 | −52.1% |
| 2020 | −54.7% |
| 2024 | −56.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 233 | 890 | 1,163 | ||
| R | 260 | 921 | 1,208 | ||
| R | 202 | 732 | 1,017 | ||
| R | 319 | 678 | 1,026 | ||
| R | 385 | 634 | 1,047 | ||
| R | 390 | 694 | 1,104 | ||
| R | 326 | 679 | 1,062 | ||
| R | 444 | 476 | 1,067 | ||
| R | 362 | 424 | 1,116 | ||
| R | 435 | 555 | 1,016 | ||
| R | 398 | 828 | 1,227 | ||
| R | 389 | 677 | 1,170 | ||
| R | 491 | 567 | 1,109 | ||
| R | 330 | 677 | 1,043 | ||
| R | 384 | 646 | 1,089 | ||
| D | 859 | 494 | 1,353 | ||
| R | 506 | 659 | 1,165 | ||
| R | 420 | 671 | 1,091 | ||
| R | 355 | 747 | 1,107 | ||
| R | 454 | 532 | 1,000 | ||
| D | 518 | 475 | 996 | ||
| D | 670 | 575 | 1,248 | ||
| D | 823 | 337 | 1,213 | ||
| D | 665 | 423 | 1,112 | ||
| R | 375 | 759 | 1,144 | ||
| R | 367 | 756 | 1,352 | ||
| R | 423 | 893 | 1,362 | ||
| D | 747 | 717 | 1,530 | ||
| R | 232 | 244 | 700 | ||
| R | 252 | 437 | 750 | ||
| R | 163 | 701 | 986 | ||
| R | 385 | 451 | 927 | ||
| R | 414 | 426 | 885 | ||
| R | 110 | 289 | 624 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.4%
English
18.7%
Irish
11.9%
American
4.9%
Scottish
1.5%
French
1.1%
Italian
1.0%
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: 44.7 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
$60,161
Sherman County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sherman County$60,161
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Sherman 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
22.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.3%
Working age (18–64)24.4%
Seniors (65+)5.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 81.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sherman County's sparse Columbia Plateau wheat-farming communities have delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for decades, with 2024's R+56.5 result reflecting a rural electorate of fewer than 2,000 residents where agriculture shapes both livelihood and political outlook.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-six points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-six points.
A population of 1,938, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,161 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wells County and Burke County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sherman County, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sherman County, Oregon voted Republican by 56.5 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,163 votes cast, 233 went Democratic and 890 went Republican.
What is Sherman County, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Sherman County, Oregon in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Sherman County, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sherman County, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Sherman County, Oregon?
Sherman County, Oregon has a population of 1,938 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sherman County, Oregon?
Median household income in Sherman County, Oregon is $60,161 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Sherman County, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sherman County, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.