Albany, OR, Oregon: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+37 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 130,7062024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,3292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Albany, OR, OROne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 25,749 | 43,078 | 71,429 | ||
| R | 26,512 | 43,486 | 72,640 | ||
| R | 17,995 | 33,488 | 58,719 | ||
| R | 20,378 | 28,944 | 51,426 | ||
| R | 22,163 | 28,071 | 51,982 | ||
| R | 19,940 | 31,260 | 52,041 | ||
| R | 16,682 | 25,359 | 44,388 | ||
| R | 17,041 | 18,331 | 41,325 | ||
| R | 15,399 | 16,461 | 45,287 | ||
| R | 17,007 | 18,312 | 36,122 | ||
| R | 16,161 | 23,463 | 39,699 | ||
| R | 13,516 | 18,943 | 36,293 | ||
| D | 15,776 | 14,128 | 31,241 | ||
| R | 11,178 | 15,079 | 27,814 | ||
| R | 10,032 | 12,604 | 24,284 | ||
| D | 14,926 | 8,382 | 23,308 | ||
| R | 11,035 | 12,899 | 23,934 | ||
| R | 10,153 | 12,469 | 22,622 | ||
| R | 8,058 | 13,761 | 21,959 | ||
| R | 7,260 | 7,936 | 15,755 | ||
| R | 6,480 | 6,877 | 13,493 | ||
| R | 6,360 | 6,523 | 12,959 | ||
| D | 5,856 | 4,110 | 11,211 | ||
| D | 5,366 | 4,106 | 10,031 | ||
| R | 2,645 | 5,877 | 8,691 | ||
| R | 2,618 | 4,141 | 8,355 | ||
| R | 3,177 | 4,693 | 8,355 | ||
| D | 4,675 | 4,524 | 9,779 | ||
| D | 2,134 | 1,301 | 5,376 | ||
| R | 1,813 | 2,202 | 4,506 | ||
| R | 1,206 | 2,346 | 4,316 | ||
| D | 1,997 | 1,927 | 4,270 | ||
| D | 2,736 | 2,064 | 4,907 | ||
| O | 630 | 1,689 | 4,289 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.7%
English
14.5%
Irish
11.6%
American
5.1%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,329
Albany, OR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Albany, OR$76,329
Oregon$83,011
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish6.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Albany anchors a mid-valley metro that blends agricultural Linn County conservatism with modest urban growth, producing competitive down-ballot races even as statewide offices trend toward wider Democratic margins.
The Democratic margin in Albany, OR peaked at twenty-eight points in 1964. By 1980 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $76,329 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Albany, OR, Oregon vote in 2024?
In 2024, Albany, OR, Oregon voted Republican by 24.3 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,429 votes cast, 25,749 went Democratic and 43,078 went Republican.
What is Albany, OR, Oregon's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Albany, OR, Oregon as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Albany, OR, Oregon last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Albany, OR, Oregon voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Albany, OR, Oregon?
Albany, OR, Oregon has a population of 130,706 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albany, OR, Oregon?
Median household income in Albany, OR, Oregon is $76,329 — below the national median of $80,734. The Oregon state median is $83,011.
What is the political history of Albany, OR, Oregon?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Albany, OR, Oregon from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.