Wheeler County, Oregon: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,4852024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,2842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Douglas County, OR · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wheeler CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wheeler 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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | −26.6% |
| 1904 | −45.3% |
| 1908 | −26.8% |
| 1912 | −12.4% |
| 1916 | −4.9% |
| 1920 | −56.2% |
| 1924 | −47.2% |
| 1928 | −50.2% |
| 1932 | +9.7% |
| 1936 | +13.5% |
| 1940 | −3.9% |
| 1944 | −13.5% |
| 1948 | −0.4% |
| 1952 | −21.1% |
| 1956 | −3.1% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +14.8% |
| 1968 | −19.8% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | −19.8% |
| 1984 | −33.2% |
| 1988 | −13.8% |
| 1992 | −10.5% |
| 1996 | −13.6% |
| 2000 | −45.4% |
| 2004 | −41.7% |
| 2008 | −26.7% |
| 2012 | −32.5% |
| 2016 | −53.3% |
| 2020 | −51.2% |
| 2024 | −47.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 210 | 618 | 868 | ||
| R | 217 | 711 | 965 | ||
| R | 155 | 591 | 818 | ||
| R | 266 | 545 | 858 | ||
| R | 281 | 498 | 812 | ||
| R | 245 | 612 | 880 | ||
| R | 202 | 584 | 841 | ||
| R | 299 | 418 | 874 | ||
| R | 267 | 357 | 860 | ||
| R | 274 | 367 | 673 | ||
| R | 253 | 504 | 757 | ||
| R | 282 | 442 | 808 | ||
| D | 402 | 355 | 779 | ||
| R | 267 | 474 | 786 | ||
| R | 292 | 443 | 762 | ||
| D | 458 | 340 | 798 | ||
| R | 466 | 566 | 1,032 | ||
| R | 569 | 605 | 1,174 | ||
| R | 468 | 719 | 1,188 | ||
| R | 411 | 414 | 841 | ||
| R | 414 | 544 | 962 | ||
| R | 652 | 705 | 1,360 | ||
| D | 663 | 502 | 1,190 | ||
| D | 632 | 519 | 1,165 | ||
| R | 224 | 677 | 902 | ||
| R | 213 | 685 | 1,001 | ||
| R | 212 | 797 | 1,041 | ||
| R | 570 | 629 | 1,216 | ||
| R | 222 | 307 | 686 | ||
| R | 236 | 418 | 678 | ||
| R | 161 | 462 | 664 | ||
| R | 243 | 426 | 687 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
28.1%
Irish
15.9%
German
13.1%
American
7.4%
Scottish
5.3%
French
2.7%
Italian
1.7%
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: 59.3 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
$55,284
Wheeler County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Wheeler County$55,284
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Wheeler County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.3%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)4.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wheeler County's roughly 1,500 residents make it one of the smallest electorates in Oregon, yet it consistently produces some of the state's widest presidential margins, reflecting the deep conservative lean of Oregon's high-desert ranching interior.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-six points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 1,485, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,284 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Douglas County and Powell County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wheeler County, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wheeler County, Oregon voted Republican by 47.0 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 868 votes cast, 210 went Democratic and 618 went Republican.
What is Wheeler County, Oregon's political typology?
Akashic places Wheeler 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 4 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Wheeler County, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wheeler County, Oregon voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Wheeler County, Oregon?
Wheeler County, Oregon has a population of 1,485 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wheeler County, Oregon?
Median household income in Wheeler County, Oregon is $55,284 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Wheeler County, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wheeler County, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.