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1876–2024
Outline of Clatsop County, Oregon
Clatsop County·Oregon

Clatsop County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

Oregon's northwest corner, where the Columbia meets the Pacific

18762024·38 elections
OR
Latest
D+11
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
41,363
2024 ACS
Most similar
Lake County
CO · similarity 0.99
25 precincts · 23,290 votes cast
Harris · D+11
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+11.2%
12,5339,91323,290
2020D
+11.3%
12,91610,21823,910
2016D
+5.7%
9,2528,13819,664
2012D
+14.7%
9,8617,24917,818
2008D
+18.9%
10,7017,19218,548
2004D
+10.1%
10,4618,50319,309
2000D
+8.2%
8,2966,95016,474
1996D
+15.6%
7,7325,33415,405
1992D
+17.9%
7,7004,68316,812
1988D
+14.8%
8,0745,95614,316
1984D
+0.0%
7,5257,52215,085
1980D
+2.4%
6,4826,12414,959
1976D
+3.8%
6,6906,17813,616
1972D
+0.2%
6,0175,99812,647
1968D
+3.4%
6,2435,81012,738
1964D
+35.0%
8,3714,02312,413
1960D
+1.9%
6,5306,28612,866
1956R
−1.9%
6,3726,61612,988
1952R
−13.0%
5,8147,56913,511
1948D
+4.4%
5,5745,07611,313
1944D
+21.1%
6,0383,92110,031
1940D
+27.8%
6,6863,75810,514
1936D
+45.4%
6,2672,2618,832
1932D
+25.5%
4,4732,5707,457
1928R
−29.1%
2,2084,0876,454
1924R
−33.0%
1,3733,3135,881
1920R
−31.8%
1,6873,4985,697
1916R
−6.3%
2,2392,5685,194
1912D
+0.2%
7287222,676
1908R
−33.2%
6581,4822,479
1904R
−52.3%
3361,4082,050
1900R
−30.1%
6881,3292,127
1896R
−23.4%
1,1351,8493,053
1892R
−18.5%
7131,1482,348
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
0.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
20.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Methodist
0.5%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Baptist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Clatsop County's coastal and port economy anchors a modest but consistent Democratic lean, with its 2024 presidential margin landing at D+11.3 — notable for a rural Oregon county of just 35,000 residents.

The Democratic margin in Clatsop County reached its widest at forty-five points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was eleven points — still decisive.

Clatsop County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,822, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 41,363 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lake County and Lincoln County.