† 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
28 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
GroupPortland, ORUnited States
German16.2%12.5%
English13.5%9.5%
Irish10.5%9.4%
American4.4%5.3%
Italian3.3%4.8%
Norwegian3.2%—
Scottish2.9%1.3%
French2.0%1.6%
Mexican11.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.8%
Spaniard0.4%—
Guatemalan0.4%0.5%
Spanish0.3%—
Salvadoran0.3%0.7%
Cuban0.2%0.7%
Chinese1.1%1.3%
Vietnamese0.9%0.6%
Asian Indian0.9%1.4%
Filipino0.6%0.9%
Korean0.4%0.4%
Japanese0.3%0.2%
African American†1.5%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%
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
Portland, OR
United States
Median age
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Portland, OR
United States
Median household income
$91,319
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Portland, OR
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.5%
22.3%
Spanish
9.5%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.4%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.3%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.3%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Portland, OR
United States
Catholic
12.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
64.2%
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.
Portland, OR, Oregon
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−26.2%
1896
−6.6%
1900
−19.0%
1904
−50.7%
1908
−24.4%
1912
+6.9%
1916
−4.9%
1920
−26.2%
1924
−26.5%
1928
−26.9%
1932
+23.5%
1936
+38.7%
1940
+11.7%
1944
+10.2%
1948
+2.3%
1952
−16.5%
1956
−8.5%
1960
−4.7%
1964
+30.9%
1968
−1.1%
1972
−7.6%
1976
+0.4%
1980
−5.7%
1984
−9.3%
1988
+6.7%
1992
+11.7%
1996
+12.1%
2000
+5.3%
2004
+8.1%
2008
+20.1%
2012
+15.6%
2016
+15.4%
2020
+19.7%
2024
+18.1%
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
D
57.2%Harris1,056,015
39.0%Trump721,114
3.8%
D+18.1
R+1.6
D+19.6
1,847,583
D
58.3%Biden1,134,644
38.5%Trump750,308
3.2%
D+19.7
D+4.3
D+15.3
1,947,336
D
52.2%Clinton840,011
36.8%Trump591,802
11.0%
D+15.4
R+0.2
D+13.3
1,608,868
D
56.1%Obama811,823
40.4%Romney585,431
3.5%
D+15.6
R+4.5
D+11.8
1,447,618
D
58.7%Obama852,707
38.6%McCain560,718
2.6%
D+20.1
D+12.0
D+12.8
1,451,811
D
53.3%Kerry767,180
45.3%Bush650,918
1.4%
D+8.1
D+2.8
D+10.5
1,438,078
D
49.6%Gore591,733
44.3%Bush528,438
6.2%
D+5.3
R+6.8
D+4.8
1,193,606
D
49.5%Clinton528,931
37.4%Dole399,165
13.1%
D+12.1
D+0.5
D+3.6
1,068,293
D
43.4%Clinton486,531
31.8%Bush355,779
24.8%
D+11.7
D+4.9
D+6.1
1,120,331
D
52.4%Dukakis480,617
45.6%Bush418,730
2.0%
D+6.7
D+16.0
D+14.5
917,354
R
45.1%Mondale416,336
54.4%Reagan501,978
0.5%
R+9.3
R+3.6
D+8.9
923,332
R
40.6%Carter355,835
46.3%Reagan405,668
13.1%
R+5.7
R+6.1
D+4.1
876,454
D
48.1%Carter375,220
47.7%Ford372,264
4.3%
D+0.4
D+8.0
R+1.7
780,892
R
43.9%McGovern315,656
51.5%Nixon370,595
4.6%
R+7.6
R+6.5
D+15.5
719,061
R
46.7%Humphrey299,074
47.8%Nixon306,194
5.4%
R+1.1
R+32.0
R+0.4
640,052
D
65.3%Johnson400,694
34.4%Goldwater211,174
0.4%
D+30.9
D+35.6
D+8.3
614,078
R
47.6%Kennedy289,983
52.3%Nixon318,806
0.1%
R+4.7
D+3.7
R+4.9
609,629
R
45.8%Stevenson265,315
54.2%Eisenhower314,458
0.0%
R+8.5
D+8.0
D+6.9
579,890
R
41.5%Stevenson230,707
58.0%Eisenhower322,253
0.6%
R+16.5
R+18.7
R+5.7
556,028
D
49.1%Truman212,602
46.8%Dewey202,792
4.2%
D+2.3
R+8.0
R+2.2
433,405
D
54.4%Roosevelt222,882
44.2%Dewey181,052
1.3%
D+10.2
R+1.4
D+2.7
409,401
D
55.5%Roosevelt219,985
43.8%Willkie173,746
0.7%
D+11.7
R+27.0
D+1.7
396,581
D
66.9%Roosevelt229,797
28.2%Landon96,934
4.9%
D+38.7
D+15.2
D+14.4
343,419
D
59.0%Roosevelt175,972
35.6%Hoover106,027
5.4%
D+23.5
D+50.4
D+5.7
298,188
R
35.7%Smith94,057
62.7%Hoover164,943
1.6%
R+26.9
R+0.4
R+9.5
263,275
R
23.7%Davis53,511
50.2%Coolidge113,408
26.1%
R+26.5
R+0.3
R+1.3
225,909
R
33.3%Cox63,328
59.5%Harding113,066
7.2%
R+26.2
R+21.3
±0.0
189,996
R
44.8%Wilson93,598
49.7%Hughes103,901
5.6%
R+4.9
R+11.9
R+8.1
209,145
O
33.3%Wilson38,742
26.4%Taft30,674
40.3%
Roosevelt +7.0
D+31.3
R+12.6
116,331
R
33.3%Bryan29,879
57.7%Taft51,722
9.0%
R+24.4
D+26.4
R+14.8
89,676
R
18.0%Parker12,961
68.7%Roosevelt49,528
13.3%
R+50.7
R+31.7
R+31.0
72,110
R
37.7%Bryan24,960
56.8%McKinley37,547
5.5%
R+19.0
R+12.4
R+11.5
66,147
R
45.7%Bryan35,345
52.3%McKinley40,463
2.0%
R+6.6
D+19.6
R+0.5
77,385
R
19.5%Cleveland12,264
45.8%Harrison28,729
34.7%
R+26.2
—
R+27.9
62,751
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Portland, OR
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
576,771
2018 (partial)
416,953
2020 (partial)
461,964
2022
2,466,575
2024
2,551,536
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+2,761 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +167,793 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Portland, OR in Portland, OR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+10,871
2012
+9,422
2013
+7,757
2014
+19,127
2015
+30,939
2016
+39,431
2017
+26,835
2018
+19,297
2019
+18,186
2021
+2,625
2022
−12,928
2023
−3,492
2024
−3,038
2025
+2,761
The Portland media market anchors Oregon's Willamette Valley and consistently delivers some of the highest Democratic vote shares in the Pacific Northwest, making its turnout patterns a decisive variable in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 50.7 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.1 points.
A population of 3,528,174, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,319 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Seattle-Tacoma and Denver.
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In 2024, Portland, OR, Oregon voted Democratic by 18.1 points (D+18.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,847,583 votes cast, 1,056,015 went Democratic and 721,114 went Republican.
When did Portland, OR, Oregon last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Portland, OR, Oregon voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Portland, OR, Oregon?
Portland, OR, Oregon has a population of 3,528,174 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Portland, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Portland, OR, Oregon is $91,319 — above the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Portland, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Portland, OR, Oregon from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
