Wallowa County, Oregon: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+57 in 2000.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,5532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,1122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 2000MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Flathead County, MT · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wallowa CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wallowa 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 | −22.7% |
| 1896 | +25.0% |
| 1900 | −7.4% |
| 1904 | −41.4% |
| 1908 | −25.9% |
| 1912 | +14.0% |
| 1916 | +22.7% |
| 1920 | −26.8% |
| 1924 | −10.3% |
| 1928 | −16.8% |
| 1932 | +38.4% |
| 1936 | +38.0% |
| 1940 | +19.8% |
| 1944 | +14.4% |
| 1948 | +7.9% |
| 1952 | −19.5% |
| 1956 | +3.6% |
| 1960 | +7.7% |
| 1964 | +25.8% |
| 1968 | −19.0% |
| 1972 | −33.0% |
| 1976 | −12.2% |
| 1980 | −39.3% |
| 1984 | −36.9% |
| 1988 | −16.2% |
| 1992 | −10.5% |
| 1996 | −24.6% |
| 2000 | −56.9% |
| 2004 | −41.2% |
| 2008 | −30.1% |
| 2012 | −36.9% |
| 2016 | −39.7% |
| 2020 | −34.6% |
| 2024 | −35.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,573 | 3,366 | 5,108 | ||
| R | 1,625 | 3,404 | 5,149 | ||
| R | 1,116 | 2,848 | 4,366 | ||
| R | 1,253 | 2,804 | 4,205 | ||
| R | 1,492 | 2,836 | 4,465 | ||
| R | 1,269 | 3,132 | 4,521 | ||
| R | 836 | 3,279 | 4,294 | ||
| R | 1,321 | 2,379 | 4,297 | ||
| R | 1,203 | 1,630 | 4,074 | ||
| R | 1,425 | 1,993 | 3,503 | ||
| R | 1,204 | 2,619 | 3,831 | ||
| R | 995 | 2,485 | 3,792 | ||
| R | 1,310 | 1,693 | 3,149 | ||
| R | 899 | 1,909 | 3,065 | ||
| R | 1,006 | 1,527 | 2,742 | ||
| D | 1,790 | 1,055 | 2,848 | ||
| D | 1,682 | 1,440 | 3,125 | ||
| D | 1,723 | 1,604 | 3,327 | ||
| R | 1,271 | 1,891 | 3,183 | ||
| D | 1,408 | 1,196 | 2,675 | ||
| D | 1,544 | 1,152 | 2,721 | ||
| D | 1,974 | 1,319 | 3,311 | ||
| D | 2,000 | 811 | 3,132 | ||
| D | 1,790 | 772 | 2,652 | ||
| R | 935 | 1,326 | 2,332 | ||
| R | 973 | 1,253 | 2,707 | ||
| R | 896 | 1,612 | 2,674 | ||
| D | 1,960 | 1,198 | 3,351 | ||
| O | 610 | 353 | 1,832 | ||
| R | 506 | 905 | 1,542 | ||
| R | 255 | 714 | 1,110 | ||
| R | 559 | 651 | 1,244 | ||
| D | 642 | 380 | 1,046 | ||
| O | 81 | 273 | 847 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.7%
English
17.2%
Irish
8.7%
American
6.6%
Scottish
3.3%
French
2.4%
Italian
2.1%
African American
1.0%
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: 49.7 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
$67,112
Wallowa County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wallowa County$67,112
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Wallowa 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
7.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.8%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)4.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 75.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wallowa County's economy runs on cattle and timber across some of the most rugged terrain in the Pacific Northwest, and its electorate has voted Republican by double-digit margins in every presidential race this century.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-seven points in 2000. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-five points.
A population of 7,553, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,112 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Flathead County and Douglas County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wallowa County, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wallowa County, Oregon voted Republican by 35.1 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,108 votes cast, 1,573 went Democratic and 3,366 went Republican.
What is Wallowa County, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Wallowa 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 10 times, Republican 22 times, and other 2 times.
When did Wallowa County, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wallowa County, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Wallowa County, Oregon?
Wallowa County, Oregon has a population of 7,553 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wallowa County, Oregon?
Median household income in Wallowa County, Oregon is $67,112 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Wallowa County, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wallowa County, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.