Oregon's timber coast tests rural-urban political fault lines
Coos Bay-North Bend anchors Oregon's southern coast, where timber and fishing economies have long shaped a working-class electorate that swings more competitively than the state's Portland-dominated reputation suggests.
| Group | Local | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 86.6% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(11) | 5.4% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 4.1% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(4) | 2.2% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.1% | 6.0% |
▶Black / African American(5) | 0.7% | 12.2% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(4) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -27.6pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.7% | 47.1% | — | — | |
| 6.5% | 24.1% | — | — | |
| 5.4% | 20.3% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 2.9% | 10.8% | — | — |
| 2.3% | 8.6% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 73.1% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Coos Bay-North Bend, OR metro area? 253,780 residents across 4 counties.
18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 15pp 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+16.2 | R+29.2 | 13.0pp |