| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 325,920 | 70,756 | 414,255 | |
| 2020 | D | 367,249 | 82,995 | 463,659 | |
| 2016 | D | 292,561 | 67,954 | 399,103 | |
| 2012 | D | 274,887 | 75,302 | 364,722 | |
| 2008 | D | 279,696 | 75,171 | 364,710 | |
| 2004 | D | 259,585 | 98,439 | 362,694 | |
| 2000 | D | 188,441 | 83,677 | 296,685 | |
| 1996 | D | 159,878 | 71,094 | 269,961 | |
| 1992 | D | 165,081 | 72,326 | 298,291 | |
| 1988 | D | 161,361 | 95,561 | 261,843 | |
| 1984 | D | 144,179 | 119,932 | 265,539 | |
| 1980 | D | 120,487 | 101,606 | 258,968 | |
| 1976 | D | 129,060 | 112,400 | 253,159 | |
| 1972 | D | 125,470 | 118,219 | 252,958 | |
| 1968 | D | 124,651 | 106,831 | 243,518 | |
| 1964 | D | 161,040 | 81,683 | 243,739 | |
| 1960 | R | 124,273 | 127,271 | 251,882 | |
| 1956 | R | 115,896 | 129,658 | 245,554 | |
| 1952 | R | 107,118 | 132,602 | 241,059 | |
| 1948 | D | 93,703 | 86,519 | 189,028 | |
| 1944 | D | 105,516 | 78,279 | 186,218 | |
| 1940 | D | 97,595 | 73,612 | 172,313 | |
| 1936 | D | 106,561 | 41,405 | 152,319 | |
| 1932 | D | 78,898 | 47,201 | 132,743 | |
| 1928 | R | 45,177 | 75,731 | 122,859 | |
| 1924 | R | 21,733 | 48,866 | 97,764 | |
| 1920 | R | 27,607 | 44,806 | 77,174 | |
| 1916 | R | 35,755 | 41,458 | 80,235 | |
| 1912 | D | 13,894 | 9,212 | 39,968 | |
| 1908 | R | 9,850 | 17,819 | 29,787 | |
| 1904 | R | 2,324 | 13,692 | 18,534 | |
| 1900 | R | 4,436 | 9,948 | 15,198 | |
| 1896 | R | 6,453 | 11,824 | 18,611 | |
| 1892 | R | 2,040 | 8,041 | 16,653 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Multnomah County, anchored by Portland, delivered a 61.6-point Democratic margin in 2024, making it one of the most lopsided urban counties in the West. High population density and a young, college-educated workforce drive its outsized tilt.
The Democratic margin in Multnomah County has been steady. It reached its modern peak at sixty-two points in 2024; the 2024 margin was sixty-two points, still in line with the county's long pattern.
Multnomah County's political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $88,766, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center. The county's voting pattern resembles other major urban centers most closely — Dane County and Denver County.
