Union County, Oregon: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+47 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,1442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,6612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Crook County, OR · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Union CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Union 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 | −14.5% |
| 1896 | +24.4% |
| 1900 | +4.1% |
| 1904 | −37.0% |
| 1908 | −10.7% |
| 1912 | +13.4% |
| 1916 | +14.7% |
| 1920 | −18.8% |
| 1924 | −10.8% |
| 1928 | −19.6% |
| 1932 | +43.2% |
| 1936 | +46.6% |
| 1940 | +25.8% |
| 1944 | +23.9% |
| 1948 | +17.0% |
| 1952 | −7.7% |
| 1956 | +7.9% |
| 1960 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | +31.7% |
| 1968 | −5.0% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | −8.5% |
| 1980 | −25.2% |
| 1984 | −23.2% |
| 1988 | −3.8% |
| 1992 | −2.0% |
| 1996 | −9.1% |
| 2000 | −35.3% |
| 2004 | −32.9% |
| 2008 | −23.6% |
| 2012 | −30.3% |
| 2016 | −40.0% |
| 2020 | −40.4% |
| 2024 | −40.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,107 | 9,942 | 14,574 | ||
| R | 4,254 | 10,298 | 14,944 | ||
| R | 3,249 | 8,431 | 12,968 | ||
| R | 3,973 | 7,636 | 12,070 | ||
| R | 4,613 | 7,581 | 12,594 | ||
| R | 4,428 | 8,879 | 13,519 | ||
| R | 3,577 | 7,836 | 12,076 | ||
| R | 4,379 | 5,414 | 11,345 | ||
| R | 3,990 | 4,223 | 11,588 | ||
| R | 4,682 | 5,061 | 10,090 | ||
| R | 4,134 | 6,645 | 10,829 | ||
| R | 3,677 | 6,514 | 11,272 | ||
| R | 4,280 | 5,111 | 9,829 | ||
| R | 3,272 | 5,073 | 8,985 | ||
| R | 3,409 | 3,796 | 7,747 | ||
| D | 4,929 | 2,553 | 7,489 | ||
| D | 4,081 | 3,689 | 7,770 | ||
| D | 4,389 | 3,749 | 8,138 | ||
| R | 3,526 | 4,114 | 7,663 | ||
| D | 3,808 | 2,668 | 6,698 | ||
| D | 3,951 | 2,413 | 6,424 | ||
| D | 4,500 | 2,642 | 7,196 | ||
| D | 4,643 | 1,517 | 6,712 | ||
| D | 4,450 | 1,705 | 6,350 | ||
| R | 2,154 | 3,219 | 5,444 | ||
| R | 1,816 | 2,428 | 5,663 | ||
| R | 1,899 | 2,844 | 5,020 | ||
| D | 3,086 | 2,253 | 5,665 | ||
| O | 1,090 | 671 | 3,134 | ||
| R | 1,191 | 1,510 | 2,980 | ||
| R | 775 | 1,884 | 2,996 | ||
| D | 1,646 | 1,512 | 3,292 | ||
| D | 2,155 | 1,303 | 3,487 | ||
| O | 586 | 1,008 | 2,915 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.7%
English
15.1%
Irish
9.1%
American
5.8%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.6%
African American
0.8%
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: 40.0 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
$65,661
Union County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Union County$65,661
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Union 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
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)16.3%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Union County's R+40 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a broader eastern Oregon pattern where ranching and timber economies correlate with some of the state's widest partisan gaps, even as the county seat of La Grande anchors a small university-town counterweight.
The Republican margin here reached forty points in 2020. The 2024 margin was forty points.
A population of 26,144, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,661 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Crook County and Lincoln County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Union County, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Union County, Oregon voted Republican by 40.0 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,574 votes cast, 4,107 went Democratic and 9,942 went Republican.
What is Union County, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Union County, Oregon in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 11 times, Republican 21 times, and other 2 times.
When did Union County, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Union County, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Union County, Oregon?
Union County, Oregon has a population of 26,144 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Union County, Oregon?
Median household income in Union County, Oregon is $65,661 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Union County, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Union County, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.