Wasco County, Oregon: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+6MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,5522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,1752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Gates County, NC · similarity 0.91
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wasco CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wasco 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 | −26.4% |
| 1896 | −10.7% |
| 1900 | −19.6% |
| 1904 | −50.1% |
| 1908 | −23.8% |
| 1912 | +5.9% |
| 1916 | +0.9% |
| 1920 | −29.2% |
| 1924 | −26.1% |
| 1928 | −23.2% |
| 1932 | +22.2% |
| 1936 | +44.3% |
| 1940 | +8.0% |
| 1944 | −2.4% |
| 1948 | −5.7% |
| 1952 | −26.7% |
| 1956 | −2.0% |
| 1960 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | +37.2% |
| 1968 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | −9.0% |
| 1976 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | −3.6% |
| 1984 | −11.1% |
| 1988 | +6.9% |
| 1992 | +12.9% |
| 1996 | +13.1% |
| 2000 | −6.9% |
| 2004 | −3.6% |
| 2008 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | −0.2% |
| 2016 | −8.8% |
| 2020 | −3.1% |
| 2024 | −5.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,069 | 6,837 | 13,391 | ||
| R | 6,604 | 7,035 | 14,130 | ||
| R | 4,781 | 5,833 | 11,964 | ||
| R | 5,211 | 5,229 | 10,873 | ||
| D | 5,906 | 5,103 | 11,380 | ||
| R | 5,691 | 6,119 | 12,002 | ||
| R | 4,616 | 5,356 | 10,664 | ||
| D | 4,967 | 3,662 | 9,952 | ||
| D | 4,663 | 3,242 | 10,973 | ||
| D | 5,141 | 4,462 | 9,834 | ||
| R | 5,526 | 6,905 | 12,472 | ||
| R | 4,336 | 4,703 | 10,235 | ||
| D | 4,560 | 4,258 | 9,240 | ||
| R | 3,749 | 4,537 | 8,775 | ||
| D | 3,918 | 3,842 | 8,306 | ||
| D | 5,890 | 2,695 | 8,597 | ||
| D | 4,426 | 4,355 | 8,784 | ||
| R | 4,165 | 4,332 | 8,497 | ||
| R | 2,517 | 4,362 | 6,914 | ||
| R | 2,438 | 2,740 | 5,296 | ||
| R | 2,313 | 2,429 | 4,786 | ||
| D | 3,001 | 2,553 | 5,576 | ||
| D | 3,573 | 1,278 | 5,184 | ||
| D | 2,776 | 1,740 | 4,664 | ||
| R | 1,699 | 2,746 | 4,513 | ||
| R | 1,185 | 2,409 | 4,681 | ||
| R | 1,434 | 2,698 | 4,334 | ||
| D | 2,287 | 2,243 | 4,719 | ||
| D | 929 | 775 | 2,594 | ||
| R | 764 | 1,309 | 2,291 | ||
| R | 536 | 2,092 | 3,107 | ||
| R | 1,038 | 1,576 | 2,747 | ||
| R | 1,367 | 1,701 | 3,129 | ||
| R | 497 | 1,059 | 2,125 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.0%
English
12.7%
Irish
10.5%
American
5.7%
Scottish
3.4%
Italian
2.3%
French
1.8%
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: 41.0 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
$64,175
Wasco County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wasco County$64,175
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Wasco 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
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.2%
speak English only
Spanish16.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wasco County straddles the Cascade Range, mixing irrigated-agriculture communities east of the mountains with the more liberal river town of The Dalles, a tension that has compressed its Republican presidential margin to single digits over the past decade.
The Republican margin here reached fifty points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.
A population of 26,552, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,175 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gates County and Hill County. A non-English-speaking share of 19% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wasco County, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wasco County, Oregon voted Republican by 5.7 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,391 votes cast, 6,069 went Democratic and 6,837 went Republican.
What is Wasco County, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Wasco County, Oregon in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Wasco County, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wasco County, Oregon voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Wasco County, Oregon?
Wasco County, Oregon has a population of 26,552 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wasco County, Oregon?
Median household income in Wasco County, Oregon is $64,175 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Wasco County, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wasco County, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.