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1876–2024
Lincoln County, Oregon
Lincoln County·Oregon

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

A coastal county where tourism and timber meet a persistent Democratic lean

18762024·38 elections
Lincoln County, Oregon · Finetooth · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+18
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
50,964
2024 ACS
Most similar
Rolette County
ND · similarity 0.99
32 precincts · 29,804 votes cast
Harris · D+18
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+18.3%
17,11211,64529,804
2020D
+16.0%
17,38512,46030,726
2016D
+9.7%
12,50110,03925,256
2012D
+20.5%
13,4018,68622,984
2008D
+22.9%
14,2588,79123,889
2004D
+14.8%
13,75310,16024,325
2000D
+11.4%
10,8618,44621,118
1996D
+18.6%
10,5526,71720,607
1992D
+18.0%
9,6035,71621,623
1988D
+12.8%
9,5987,36417,443
1984R
−2.7%
8,6379,11017,804
1980R
−3.7%
7,0097,63717,127
1976D
+7.0%
6,6855,75513,199
1972R
−8.4%
5,1176,11211,854
1968R
−0.2%
5,0095,03110,699
1964D
+37.8%
7,1013,20010,323
1960D
+0.1%
5,2435,23110,483
1956R
−7.2%
4,6245,3469,970
1952R
−20.8%
3,6325,5599,252
1948D
+1.7%
3,7203,5877,656
1944D
+2.5%
2,9472,8015,813
1940D
+8.3%
3,5102,9626,565
1936D
+28.5%
3,0241,5855,042
1932D
+24.0%
2,3761,4153,998
1928R
−17.4%
1,4642,1003,663
1924R
−27.0%
6411,3282,544
1920R
−26.9%
6691,2292,080
1916R
−11.0%
9151,1672,294
1912R
−2.7%
3754101,319
1908R
−30.8%
2825951,017
1904R
−44.9%
179581896
1900R
−26.2%
266472787
1896R
−2.2%
5575831,161
1892
No data
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%.
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
8.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Baptist
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Methodist
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 77.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Lincoln County stretches along Oregon's Pacific coast, where a mix of retirees, seasonal workers, and small-city residents in Newport has produced Democratic presidential margins above 15 points in each of the last three cycles.

The Democratic margin in Lincoln County reached its widest at thirty-eight points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points — still decisive.

Lincoln County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,165, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 50,964 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 Rolette County and Jackson County.