Tillamook County, Oregon: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+1%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+1MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,4962024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,1052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Huerfano County, CO · similarity 0.95
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Tillamook CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Tillamook 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 | −27.8% |
| 1896 | −12.5% |
| 1900 | −30.0% |
| 1904 | −56.5% |
| 1908 | −36.4% |
| 1912 | −5.8% |
| 1916 | −13.0% |
| 1920 | −30.5% |
| 1924 | −37.8% |
| 1928 | −35.5% |
| 1932 | +21.1% |
| 1936 | +30.6% |
| 1940 | +5.1% |
| 1944 | +3.0% |
| 1948 | +2.8% |
| 1952 | −18.3% |
| 1956 | −7.8% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +38.7% |
| 1968 | +4.8% |
| 1972 | −7.2% |
| 1976 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | −2.7% |
| 1988 | +12.2% |
| 1992 | +14.6% |
| 1996 | +16.7% |
| 2000 | −0.1% |
| 2004 | −1.8% |
| 2008 | +9.9% |
| 2012 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | −5.6% |
| 2020 | −1.7% |
| 2024 | −1.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,726 | 7,944 | 16,201 | ||
| R | 8,066 | 8,354 | 16,888 | ||
| R | 5,768 | 6,538 | 13,803 | ||
| D | 6,293 | 5,684 | 12,519 | ||
| D | 7,072 | 5,757 | 13,297 | ||
| R | 6,750 | 7,003 | 13,951 | ||
| R | 5,762 | 5,775 | 12,376 | ||
| D | 5,775 | 3,884 | 11,332 | ||
| D | 5,040 | 3,359 | 11,484 | ||
| D | 5,529 | 4,297 | 10,070 | ||
| R | 4,988 | 5,267 | 10,308 | ||
| D | 4,521 | 4,123 | 9,903 | ||
| D | 4,456 | 4,033 | 8,867 | ||
| R | 3,544 | 4,120 | 8,044 | ||
| D | 3,609 | 3,261 | 7,291 | ||
| D | 5,246 | 2,318 | 7,573 | ||
| D | 4,098 | 3,935 | 8,044 | ||
| R | 3,684 | 4,306 | 7,990 | ||
| R | 3,401 | 4,931 | 8,362 | ||
| D | 3,128 | 2,952 | 6,286 | ||
| D | 2,634 | 2,477 | 5,186 | ||
| D | 2,786 | 2,516 | 5,338 | ||
| D | 2,781 | 1,380 | 4,583 | ||
| D | 2,726 | 1,722 | 4,755 | ||
| R | 1,204 | 2,570 | 3,850 | ||
| R | 795 | 2,201 | 3,719 | ||
| R | 828 | 1,664 | 2,737 | ||
| R | 1,175 | 1,547 | 2,872 | ||
| O | 411 | 496 | 1,478 | ||
| R | 253 | 641 | 1,066 | ||
| R | 136 | 729 | 1,049 | ||
| R | 313 | 623 | 1,035 | ||
| R | 536 | 691 | 1,243 | ||
| R | 258 | 522 | 948 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.8%
English
16.4%
Irish
12.2%
Italian
3.9%
American
3.5%
French
2.7%
Polish
2.2%
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: 49.0 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
$69,105
Tillamook County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Tillamook County$69,105
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Tillamook 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
12.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.3%
speak English only
Spanish8.0%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tillamook, long associated with its namesake cheese cooperative, has shifted rightward over two decades — its 2024 presidential margin of R+1.4 reflects a rural coastal realignment that few Oregon counties illustrate as clearly.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached thirty-nine points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-seven points in 1904. The 2024 margin was one point.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $69,105, and a 13% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Huerfano County and Pacific County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tillamook County, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tillamook County, Oregon voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,201 votes cast, 7,726 went Democratic and 7,944 went Republican.
What is Tillamook County, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Tillamook 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 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Tillamook County, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tillamook County, Oregon voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Tillamook County, Oregon?
Tillamook County, Oregon has a population of 27,496 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tillamook County, Oregon?
Median household income in Tillamook County, Oregon is $69,105 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Tillamook County, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tillamook County, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.