Columbia County, Oregon

2024 results by precinct

33 precincts · 31,257 votes cast

Trump · R+14

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−13.8%	12,865	17,184	31,257
2020	R	−10.3%	13,835	17,150	32,221
2016	R	−11.5%	10,167	13,217	26,618
2012	D	+5.2%	12,004	10,772	23,875
2008	D	+12.0%	13,390	10,413	24,768
2004	D	+2.8%	12,563	11,868	24,917
2000	D	+4.5%	10,331	9,369	21,195
1996	D	+16.6%	9,275	6,205	18,476
1992	D	+15.8%	8,298	5,227	19,402
1988	D	+16.2%	8,983	6,424	15,806
1984	D	+2.5%	8,219	7,811	16,105
1980	D	+3.2%	7,124	6,623	15,505
1976	D	+20.1%	8,005	5,226	13,859
1972	D	+5.3%	5,997	5,348	12,284
1968	D	+16.8%	6,064	4,208	11,047
1964	D	+51.0%	7,728	2,489	10,268
1960	D	+12.0%	5,546	4,356	9,908
1956	D	+13.3%	5,592	4,275	9,867
1952	D	+4.4%	5,096	4,666	9,834
1948	D	+20.8%	4,768	3,049	8,251
1944	D	+31.3%	5,213	2,696	8,049
1940	D	+31.9%	5,758	2,959	8,774
1936	D	+48.4%	5,587	1,815	7,801
1932	D	+28.1%	3,643	1,975	5,937
1928	R	−32.3%	1,775	3,519	5,396
1924	R	−33.2%	1,015	2,483	4,418
1920	R	−31.8%	970	2,007	3,262
1916	R	−15.3%	1,451	2,023	3,750
1912	R	−3.3%	507	574	2,046
1908	R	−40.4%	454	1,242	1,950
1904	R	−61.6%	221	1,301	1,752
1900	R	−34.5%	403	863	1,332
1896	R	−10.1%	831	1,022	1,882
1892	R	−27.7%	270	682	1,487
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%

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 43.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.7%

75–84

2.8%

6.4%

65–74

6.1%

7.3%

55–64

7.3%

6.4%

45–54

6.5%

6.9%

35–44

6.6%

6.2%

25–34

5.5%

3.7%

18–24

3.1%

8.0%

5–17

7.4%

2.7%

2.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$87,458

Columbia County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.

Columbia County$87,458

Oregon$83,011

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

12.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.1%

Mainline Protestant

1.7%

Baptist

0.5%

Methodist

0.3%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Columbia County sits along the Washington border northwest of Portland, and despite its proximity to the metro area, it has shifted roughly 10 points toward Republicans over the past two presidential cycles, reflecting broader rural realignment in the Pacific Northwest.

The Democratic margin in Columbia County has rarely exceeded fifty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-two points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by fourteen points.

Columbia County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 85% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $87,458 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gogebic County and Dunn County.

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