Oregon's southernmost coastal metro, anchored by a retirement-driven economy
Curry County's largest urban cluster draws a disproportionately older, white population from California, producing a coastal community that votes markedly more Republican than Oregon's other Pacific-facing metros.
| Group | Brookings, OR | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 87.4% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(5) | 5.7% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 4.1% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 1.9% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.6% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
▶Black / African American(2) | 0.2% | 12.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -28.6pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.4% | 39.6% | — | — | |
| 9.1% | 38.3% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 5.5% | 23.1% | — | — |
| 3.7% | 15.4% | — | — | |
| 1.6% | 6.6% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 76.3% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Brookings, OR metro area? 88,435 residents across 4 counties.
20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 13pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+15 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+14.5 | R+24.7 | 10.2pp |