† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupMedford-Grants Pass, OROregonUnited States
English15.7%14.1%9.5%
German15.5%16.3%12.5%
Irish11.9%11.1%9.4%
Italian4.4%3.5%4.8%
American4.2%4.3%5.3%
Scottish2.8%3.0%1.3%
Norwegian2.8%3.1%—
French2.5%2.1%1.6%
Mexican10.3%11.5%11.3%
Spaniard0.7%0.4%—
Spanish0.6%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.4%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Medford-Grants Pass, OR
Oregon
United States
Median age
44.1
40.6
39.1
Age 18–24
7.0%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.8%
18.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Medford-Grants Pass, OR
Oregon
United States
Median household income
$70,055
$83,011
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.3%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.3%
36.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Medford-Grants Pass, OR
Oregon
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.4%
15.3%
22.3%
Spanish
6.4%
9.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Medford-Grants Pass, OR
Oregon
United States
Catholic
6.8%
11.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.9%
12.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
71.1%
66.9%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Medford-Grants Pass, OR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−17.4%
1896
+22.4%
1900
−4.3%
1904
−37.4%
1908
−12.0%
1912
+21.8%
1916
+10.6%
1920
−26.9%
1924
−33.3%
1928
−50.5%
1932
+17.9%
1936
+17.6%
1940
−12.7%
1944
−12.0%
1948
−20.2%
1952
−37.3%
1956
−17.7%
1960
−11.1%
1964
+10.1%
1968
−22.2%
1972
−24.4%
1976
−3.5%
1980
−26.7%
1984
−28.6%
1988
−10.9%
1992
−1.4%
1996
−9.0%
2000
−19.1%
2004
−16.0%
2008
−3.9%
2012
−9.7%
2016
−14.9%
2020
−9.9%
2024
−12.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
42.0%Harris70,993
54.9%Trump92,872
3.2%
R+12.9
R+3.0
R+11.5
169,200
R
43.6%Biden77,929
53.5%Trump95,620
2.9%
R+9.9
D+5.0
R+14.3
178,806
R
37.6%Clinton57,900
52.5%Trump80,793
9.9%
R+14.9
R+5.2
R+17.0
153,887
R
43.3%Obama59,421
52.9%Romney72,693
3.8%
R+9.7
R+5.8
R+13.5
137,365
R
46.5%Obama66,502
50.3%McCain72,016
3.2%
R+3.9
D+12.2
R+11.1
143,096
R
41.2%Kerry59,580
57.3%Bush82,760
1.5%
R+16.0
D+3.1
R+13.6
144,464
R
37.0%Gore45,017
56.1%Bush68,238
6.8%
R+19.1
R+10.1
R+19.6
121,529
R
38.1%Clinton40,343
47.1%Dole49,819
14.7%
R+9.0
R+7.6
R+17.5
105,758
R
36.3%Clinton40,153
37.7%Bush41,707
26.0%
R+1.4
D+9.5
R+7.0
110,655
R
43.4%Dukakis38,674
54.3%Bush48,392
2.4%
R+10.9
D+17.7
R+3.2
89,184
R
35.5%Mondale31,769
64.2%Reagan57,365
0.3%
R+28.6
R+2.0
R+10.4
89,421
R
31.8%Carter27,019
58.4%Reagan49,706
9.8%
R+26.7
R+23.1
R+16.9
85,076
R
45.5%Carter32,445
49.0%Ford34,963
5.5%
R+3.5
D+20.9
R+5.6
71,346
R
33.5%McGovern19,619
58.0%Nixon33,914
8.5%
R+24.4
R+2.3
R+1.3
58,488
R
34.5%Humphrey17,065
56.6%Nixon28,033
8.9%
R+22.2
R+32.2
R+21.5
49,513
D
55.0%Johnson26,343
44.9%Goldwater21,516
0.1%
D+10.1
D+21.2
R+12.5
47,885
R
44.3%Kennedy19,950
55.4%Nixon24,941
0.2%
R+11.1
D+6.6
R+11.3
44,988
R
41.1%Stevenson17,596
58.9%Eisenhower25,168
0.0%
R+17.7
D+19.6
R+2.3
42,764
R
31.1%Stevenson12,027
68.4%Eisenhower26,479
0.5%
R+37.3
R+17.1
R+26.6
38,715
R
38.4%Truman10,632
58.7%Dewey16,230
2.9%
R+20.2
R+8.3
R+24.7
27,660
R
43.4%Roosevelt9,882
55.3%Dewey12,608
1.3%
R+12.0
D+0.7
R+19.5
22,781
R
43.3%Roosevelt9,642
56.0%Willkie12,471
0.7%
R+12.7
R+30.3
R+22.6
22,271
D
52.1%Roosevelt10,360
34.5%Landon6,858
13.3%
D+17.6
R+0.2
R+6.6
19,869
D
56.2%Roosevelt10,579
38.3%Hoover7,216
5.5%
D+17.9
D+68.4
D+0.1
18,837
R
23.8%Smith3,422
74.4%Hoover10,678
1.8%
R+50.5
R+17.2
R+33.1
14,357
R
20.1%Davis2,490
53.4%Coolidge6,624
26.5%
R+33.3
R+6.4
R+8.2
12,398
R
33.5%Cox3,322
60.4%Harding5,988
6.0%
R+26.9
R+37.5
R+0.7
9,907
D
51.9%Wilson6,530
41.3%Hughes5,198
6.7%
D+10.6
R+11.2
D+7.5
12,571
O
37.2%Wilson2,781
15.4%Taft1,152
47.4%
Roosevelt +10.2
D+33.8
D+2.3
7,473
R
37.2%Bryan2,269
49.2%Taft2,999
13.6%
R+12.0
D+25.5
R+2.4
6,094
R
23.6%Parker1,125
61.1%Roosevelt2,906
15.3%
R+37.4
R+33.1
R+17.8
4,758
R
45.4%Bryan2,269
49.7%McKinley2,484
4.9%
R+4.3
R+26.7
D+3.2
4,999
D
60.3%Bryan3,548
37.9%McKinley2,231
1.8%
D+22.4
D+39.8
D+28.5
5,884
O
18.3%Cleveland749
35.8%Harrison1,461
45.9%
Weaver +10.2
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R+19.1
4,086
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
43.4%63,467
53.8%78,662
146,146
2020
R
44.6%77,790
52.0%90,695
174,528
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+7.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+12.9
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 5.0 points more Democratic.
235,928 registered voters · 2024 · up from 230,068 in 2022
Domestic migration in Medford-Grants Pass, OR in Medford-Grants Pass, OR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,344
2012
+1,634
2013
+2,184
2014
+2,568
2015
+3,693
2016
+4,146
2017
+3,952
2018
+3,801
2019
+2,345
2021
+2,340
2022
−1,565
2023
+526
2024
+1,186
2025
+1,493
Medford-Grants Pass, OR sits in the Pacific Northwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.4 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 50.5 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.9 points.
A population of 310,824, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,055 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brookings-Crescent City, OR-CA and Peoria-Canton, IL.
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How did Medford-Grants Pass, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Medford-Grants Pass, OR, Oregon voted Republican by 12.9 points (R+12.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 169,200 votes cast, 70,993 went Democratic and 92,872 went Republican.
When did Medford-Grants Pass, OR, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Medford-Grants Pass, OR, Oregon voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Medford-Grants Pass, OR, Oregon?
Medford-Grants Pass, OR, Oregon has a population of 310,824 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Medford-Grants Pass, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Medford-Grants Pass, OR, Oregon is $70,055 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Medford-Grants Pass, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Medford-Grants Pass, OR, Oregon from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
